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A 140-unit social housing tower built forhomeless people with mental health andaddictions issues that opened downtown onBurrard Street last May has avoided becom-ing another example of a problem buildingfor police and emergency personnel.

Unlike the 147-unit Marguerite Fordhousing project on the edge of the formerOlympic Village, which generated 729 po-lice calls in its rst 16 months of operationand included regular visits from paramedicsand reghters, the Kettle at 1134 BurrardSt. required police to respond 150 timesfrom June 2014 to present.Were down to the average [police calls]

for any building this size, so that is reallygood news, said Nancy Keough, executivedirector of the Kettle Friendship Society,which manages the $32-million complex

built with money from the provincial govern-ment on $4.7 million worth of city land.Keough said the society had the advan-

tage of learning what worked and didntat other buildings opened under the part-nership between the province and city,which has led to 12 of 14 city propertiesdeveloped for social housing.The Kettle set up an advisory commit-

tee that includes police and communitymembers, installed an effective securitysystem, ensured access to adequate healthservices and staff took its time in choos-

ing the right mix of tenants, including53-year-old Ralph Guitard, who spoke tothe Courier after a ceremony Tuesday toofcially open the 16-storey highrise.Theres been issues but all in all its a

pretty well maintained building theydont take any crap here, said Guitard,who pays $420 per month for a 350-square-foot self-contained apartment, whichincludes cable and Internet. I messed uponce since Ive been here and got bannedfrom using the [community space].

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CROSSROAD Rev. SallyMcShane, communityminister at FirstUnitedChurch, holds thewoodencross thatwill be carried through theDowntownEastsideandChinatownonGoodFridayaspart of thechurchs annualprocession. Theevent, involvingparticipants fromacrossVancouver, datesback to1968. Pat Johnson talked toMcShane forhisweeklyPacific Spirit columnonpage12.PHOTODANTOULGOET

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Wait a sec, here Mayor Gregor Robertsonand Burnaby mayor DerekCorrigan in the same pressrelease?Say it isnt so.A leftover April Fools

joke, maybe?Or, perhaps one of them

lost a bet.Ill get to the release in a

few paragraphs.First, some back-

groundFor those who dont pay

close attention to the rela-tionships between mayors,lets just say Robertson andCorrigan arent backslap-ping buddies when it comesto policy and politics.Some evidence: Robertson is a booster

of the regional mayors $7.5billion transit and transpor-tation plan to cut conges-tion in Metro Vancouver.Corrigan voted against theplan, saying Vancouversrequest for a subway wastoo costly. Hes also voting

No in the plebiscite whileRobertson is leading thecampaign for a Yes vote. Robertson is a sup-

porter of drug injectionsites. Corrigan told me in2007 that people needto get off drugs, not to besupported while theyre ondrugs. I think that all of usneed to consider other op-tions rather than maintain-ing people on drugs. Robertson supports a

regional police force. Cor-rigan believes all of ourresources would be suckedinto Vancouver, if sucha force were created. TheRCMP serves Burnaby.I could go on about

Corrigan saying Vancou-ver thinks its the centreof the universe, that Van-couver gets rid of theirindustrial land and turnsit over to housing, whichis more remunerative andleads to higher taxes andthat Vancouver seems tocreate a lot of people thatneed to be in prison, butI dont see any prisons inVancouver.Instead, Ill get to that

release featuring Robert-son and Corrigan, which

the centre of the uni-verses communicationsofce issued Tuesdaywith the headline, May-ors stand together againstKinder Morgan pipelineproposal.So, yes, the two mayors

actually agree on some-thing.But its not a real big

surprise that Robertsonand Corrigan are op-posed to the proposal,

since the pipeline wouldrun through Burnaby andmore tankers would plyVancouver waters. Themayors of New Westmin-ster, North Vancouver,Victoria, Squamish andBowen Island are onboard with Robertson andCorrigan.All of them are steamed

and want the feds to putthe pipeline proposal onhold until the National

Energy Board addressesthe signicant decienciesin its public hearing andreview process.And I quote: The

current hearing process isdeeply awed and limitscities abilities to representthe voices of concernedcitizens, businesses andcommunities in an effec-tive way. The lack of oralcross-examination is prov-ing to be a real weaknessof the National EnergyBoards hearing process.Heres what Robertson

said: We want to dem-onstrate to our residentsand businesses that we aretaking the potential risksseriously, and we wantto work together withother municipalities in theregion to protect our econ-omy, our environment andour people.And Corrigan: We

know that our concernsare shared by communitiesthroughout the prov-ince. This awed hearingprocess disallows reviewof aspects of the proposalthat could cause the mostsignicant damage. It iscritical for this project

and for all projects thatcan harm communitiesand the environment that we have federalreview processes that arerigorous and transparent.As some guy in some

classic movie once said,maybe this is the begin-ning of a beautiful friend-ship. Heck, Corriganwas even spotted in theRobertson-friendly WholeFoods in Vancouver thisweek, according to myobservant colleague Fran-ces Bula.So there you have it:

Nothing brings politicianstogether like a good battleover oil pipelines andan expensive kale salad.Or, maybe Corrigan is aburger guy.Doesnt matter.This Corrigan connec-

tion to Vancouver just gotweirder: I kid you not thatI just received a notica-tion on my phone thatCorrigans NDP MLAwife, Kathy, is now follow-ing me on Twitter.Creepy.Is Mercury in retro-

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Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan and Mayor Gregor Robertsonhave been at odds over several issues facing both cities butjoined together to battle Kinder Morgans proposal to buildanother pipeline.

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Police Chief Jim Chuhas come to the defenceof one of his ofcers whowas captured on video lastNovember breaking thewindow of a motoristsvehicle during an arrest.Chu issued a written

statement Tuesday aftertheNational Post publishedan opinion piece Mondayby Marni Soupcoff titledCops run amok that criti-cized the ofcers actions.Soupcoff is the executivedirector of the CanadianConstitution Foundation.This was not a trafc

stop, it was a drug arrest,Chu wrote. Impaired driv-ing alerted the ofcer to thedanger the driver posed topublic safety and marijuanasmoke billowing from thecar made the cause of thatimpairment obvious. In or-der to make the arrest, forcebecame necessary when theperson refused to exit thevehicle, which is under-standable since he allegedly

knew what would be foundin his car if he did.The article is posted on

the Posts website with avideo of the incident thatwas taken by the driver, whowas repeatedly told by theofcer to open his door andthat he smelled marijuana.

The driver refused, sayingthe police didnt smell mari-juana in his vehicle. Thedriver also told the ofcerhe didnt have his consentto break the window andthat he wanted to call hislawyer.The video captures the

window being smashedand ofcers telling thedriver he is under arrest.The driver says somethingundecipherable about beingexempted and complainsthat ofcers are hurting hisshoulder during the arrest.What makes the video

alarming is the police mind-set it conveys: The ser-geants words and actionsall seem to betray a casualconviction that the personhe has stopped shouldbe expected to do exactlywhat the sergeant wantsexactly when he wants it,legal rights and even basicconsiderations of civil-ity be damned, Soupcoffwrote. Dont listen to apolice ofcer and give himabsolute deference? Thenexpect your property to bedestroyed.Soupcoff ended her

article by writing that per-haps the Vancouver policeforce has forgotten that todo its job effectively andwell, it needs the trust andrespect of the citizens it ispolicing. At this juncture,Im starting to wonder if theonly way it can be remindedof that truth is to be told soby a court of law.Chu said the ofcer

acted proactively whenhe saw the car weaving thatcould at any minute strikeanother car or pedestrian

causing injury or worse.The chief said the video

shows the driver was evasiveand lying about not havingdrugs in the car. There wasenough marijuana in thecar for Crown counsel toapprove a charge of pos-session for the purpose oftrafcking.While it was neces-

sary to use some force toextract the driver, it is alsoimportant to rememberthat no one was injured andno complaint was made,Chu said. Patrol ofcersknow that every arrestthey make and practicallyevery move they make willbe scrutinized, analyzedand occasionally criticized.Through it all, they rou-tinely prove that preservinglife and public safety trumpswhatever slings and arrowsthey may endure.AddedChu: It would be

ideal if force of any kind wasnever necessary tomake anarrest. But for those who aretrying desperately to avoidapprehension, it is not alwaysthe option they choose.

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Continued from page 1It mademe sit and realize

how important that space isto me while Im living here.Guitard, who was

homeless for several yearsand says he has kicked acocaine habit, said having aplace to live has given himsome stability and access toa doctor for his hepatitis Ctreatment. Guitard notedhaving St. Pauls Hospitalacross the street is alsoconvenient for tenants.This building has turned

my life around, its givenmehope, he said during theceremony, which was attend-ed by Vision Coun. KerryJang, who said he hasntreceived any complaintsabout the building that is alsohome toDirections YouthServices Centre, which serveshomeless people between 13and 24 years old.When the Marguerite

Ford Apartments at 219West Second Ave. openedin May 2013, it didnt havea proper security systemin place and was designedwhere tenants could exit outa back door into an alleythat bordered a condomin-ium complex, where neigh-bours complained of peopleinjecting drugs, loitering ontheir property and tossingfurniture from windows.Police calls to the building

involved ghts, drugs, weap-ons, threats, break-ins, stolenproperty, frauds, suicideattempts, domestic disputes,missing persons, abandoned911 calls and assisting para-medics and reghters.TheCourier published a

story in September 2014 thatdetailed the problems with

theMarguerite Ford build-ing and heard fromHousingMinister Rich Coleman thathe wasnt happy with theoutcomes and effect on thecommunity.City manager Penny

Ballem said in the articlethat too many people withmental health and addic-tions issues were movedinto the building too fastand the honest truth is, wegot behind there.The 150 police calls to the

Kettle since June 2014 in-cluded emergencies, medicalcalls and follow-ups to inves-tigations, said Const. BrianMontague, a media liaisonofcer for the VancouverPolice Department.When you look at the

number of units there andthe individuals they arehousing and compare it tobuildings that have been

deemed what some havecalled a problem premise ...the number [of calls] isnt allthat big,Montague said.Rob Turnbull, president

and CEO of the Streeto-home Foundation, whichdonated more than $2.8million to the Kettle project,said he was glad to hearthe building was meetingits mandate of providinghousing and services fortenants who were previouslyhomeless or at risk of beingon the street withoutcausing problems for policeand the neighbourhood.Turnbull credited the use

of whats called the vulner-ability assessment tool,which provides the city, non-prots and B.C. Housingwith a detailed method ofselecting tenants for housingand determining whethera building is equipped tomanage a persons mentalhealth and addictions is-sues. Seattles DowntownEmergency Service Centerdeveloped the tool.

The city applied thismethod retroactively to theMarguerite Ford buildingand discovered many ten-ants didnt have the mentalhealth support they needed.There are so many

lessons we have learnedwith Marguerite Ford, andthe Kettle has been able tocapitalize on those, saidTurnbull, noting the toolcalls for relationships withprospective tenants to bebuilt with management be-fore moving into a building.Meanwhile, the Mar-

guerite Ford building hasgenerated 193 police callssince September 2014to present, accordingto police. Managementupgraded security, madesome design changes toavoid tenants directly ac-cessing the alley, addedmore staff, relocated sometenants, formed a commit-tee with neighbours andarranged more visits fromhealth care workers.

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be completed in the nexttwo to three weeks. Fol-lowing that, CP will turn itsattention to any upgradesthat might be required atcrossings. We do not havea timeline in place for thisphase but should have a bet-ter idea in the next week orso, spokesmanMartin Cejtold theCourier in an email.Once all that work is

completed and the corridoris brought up to operationalstandards, Transport Canadawill be notied and inspectthe line. Once TC signs off,CPwill renew rail operationsalong the corridor.CP resumed work on Ar-

butus Corridor in February

after the Supreme Court ofB.C. dismissed, in January,the City of Vancouversapplication to stop CP fromclearing the corridor.Cej wouldnt reveal how

much its costing CP to bringthe track back to operationalstandards. I dont have thatestimate, he said, adding,Wewouldnt disclose that.CP argued the land is

worth $400million if devel-oped and offered to sell itto the city for $100million,but the city said it would paynomore than $20millionfor the property, which isdesignated for transportationor greenways.There havent been any

further talks about the land formal or informalbetween CP and the City ofVancouver, according to Cej.Gudrun Langolf, a

Marpole resident 30 years,spotted crews replacing therailway ties near SouthwestMarine and Barnard Streetfrom the balcony of her co-op apartment on Tuesday.She maintains its a bad

decision on CPs part.They dont have the

public on their side on thisone, she said.Langolf, whos used the

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werent so greedy. Impleased that our city govern-ment is looking out for ourtax dollar interests because Ithink the amount that CPRwas asking is outrageous.Langolf said she wouldnt

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an elimination comedyimprov created by leagueveteran performer GraemeDuffy. During each show,three improv families(teams of VTSL perform-ers putting their spin onGame of Thrones charac-ters) will descend on theIron Throne of Gamesand attempt to claim it fortheir own. Each team willdo their best to oust theircompetitors in a series ofclassic improv games cus-tomized to each family. Atthe end of the show, onlyone character will remain

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their gunson them.

150Thenumberof visits Vancouverpolicepaid to theKettle socialhousing facility onBurrardStreet sinceJune2014.

4Thenumberof charges facedbya24-year-oldRichmondmanwhopostedvideoofhisarrest showingapoliceofficersmashinghis carwindow that

went viral online.

30Thenumberof regularwork

days remaininguntil B.C.s nextstatutoryholiday.

182Inmillionsofdollars, theamountofmoney theB.C.

government spentupgradinga thirdof their targetedagingcomputersbefore runningout

ofmoney.

5Thenumberof citizens seekingtohavea judge removeMayorGregorRobertsonandCoun.GeoffMeggs fromofficeoverallegedconflict of interest over

uniondonations.

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As of press time, the Tories Anti-ter-rorism Act is going through a clause-by-clause review in Parliamentary committee.The feds have been blindsided by criti-

cism of Bill C-51 from media commenta-tors, academics and the Canadian BarAssociation. Four former prime ministersand ve former Supreme Court justiceshave expressed deep concern about variousimplications of the bill.These are some shafts of light in an

otherwise dark situation, in which theSeptember attack by a homeless, mentallyill gunman on Parliament Hill has beenleveraged into a Death Star statute.Polls have shown support for the legisla-

tion has dropped from 82 to 45 per centof Canadians. After the lone wolf scarewore off, what lingers for many are yearsof domestic deceit, international sabre-rattling, dishonour of veterans, robocallallegations, proroguing of Parliament,Senate scandals, environmental chicaneryand gagged federal scientists. Harper andhis inner circle have consistently proventone-deaf to public outrage until an elec-tion looms.OnMarch 24, SFUs VanCity Ofce

of Community Engagement held a panelon Bill C-51 at the Wosk Centre. Politicalscience professor Max Cameron, directorfor the Centre for the Study of DemocraticInstitutions at UBC, said he believes BillC-51 threatens the very foundations of ourlegal system.It weakens the rule of law and the

separation of powers, which undergirdsour democracy. It will make our politicalinstitutions not only less democratic andless robust in their capacity to guaranteeour fundamental rights and freedoms,but it will also weaken our capacity torespond to the threats that we face, Cam-eron said.Whenever the rules are made by the

same person or group of people that imple-ments and enforces those rules, we ndourselves in the very denition of tyranny,he added.The professor argued that constitu-

tional provisions cannot be overturnedby statutory law, that the CanadianCharter of Rights and Freedoms cannotbe abrogated by the proposed bill. Theremay be judicial challenges forthcoming, hepredicted.Wosk Centre panelist Micheal Vonn,

policy director at the B.C. Civil Liberties

Association, noted that even before theAnti-terror Act was being cobbled together,the federal government operational centrehas called on all federal departments tocompile information on all protests in thecountry.Documents provided through Freedom

of Information Act requests give someidea of the kind of security hazards moni-tored by federal agencies. Vonn quotedone relevant passage: the healing dancein Kenora, Ontario, the prayer ceremonyin Edmonton and an Idle NoMore tacofundraising rafe and jam session.Bear in mind, this sort of security/surveil-

lance overshoot occurs even without leg-islation seemingly engineered to interpretfree speech as Thoughtcrime.But has the government blinked? Non-

violent protestors, even those who breakthe law, wont be targeted under the gov-ernments powerful security bill, a parlia-mentary committee agreed Tuesday, ac-cording to the Ottawa Citizen. Three otheramendments were approved, but opposi-tion party attempts to introduce more than26 amendments of their own were rebuffedby the committees Conservative majority.A proposed amendment by the NDP to theSecurity of Canada Information SharingAct, one of the most contentious aspectsof Bill C-51, went down in ames.We need only look south of the border

to witness the constitutional and budget-ary black hole that results when alphabetagencies attain sweeping powers outsideof public, judicial, and executive oversight.The Anti-terror Act is our nations PatriotAct. With only four amendments approvedso far, the Harper cabal might as well sticka giant, aming Eye of Sauron onto theParliament tower and prorogue the Com-mons chamber into perpetual darkness.Last week, University of Ottawa law pro-

fessor Craig Forcese noted the governmentwas absolutely gobsmacked by the levelof public engagement on Bill C-51.Its very clear that the public is galva-

nized on a very complex matter in a waythat the government did not expect. Forthose of you working on this problem, keepworking. Those internal polls will deter-mine if the government climbs down ornot...the role of the public is to keep theirvoices loud and rm, he said to applausefrom the Wosk Centre audience.They didnt listen to witnesses, said

Green Party leader Elizabeth May of thecommittee hearings in a Wednesday CBCreport. Theyre watching the polls.

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Of course a government is going torun into problems when it comes tocomputer upgrades. The systems are socomplex and vital, thats just a given.So the audit released Tuesday by

auditor general Carol Bellringer intothe high-profile integrated case man-agement system (ICM) found all thetrouble youd expect after all the sus-tained controversy.The more intriguing aspects were

about how creative the governmentgot in clinging to the idea that the$182-million upgrade for the systemsused by various social programs weregoing well.Its a new chapter in the same story

every time governments walk into theminefield of information-technologyprojects. They often wait until theres acrisis brought on by delaying upgradesuntil the existing system is a relic.Then they rush the upgrade becausethe crisis is getting worse. Then theydiscover huge problems grafting thenew bells and whistles onto the oldmodel.Then they pay big overtime bills

and extra emergency costs to forcethe changes through various misseddeadlines, because theres no turningback. Then they try to finesse their waythrough the period of confusion whenthe conversion is underway.The ICM version of this never-

ending story includes a twist. After theconversion created a number of prob-lems including a complete shut-down that had the representativefor children and youth wringing herhands and the minister on the hot seatin the legislature, they capped it off bynominating the project for a PremiersAward for Innovation and Achieve-ment a few weeks ago.As reported by Vancouver Sun col-

league Rob Shaw, it wasnt actuallyfor the project itself, which Bellringerconfirmed ran well off the rails.It was for how staff responded to all

the problems listed above: Dedicated-change teams, responsiveness, com-munication and staff engagement madethe significant transition from old tonew a success.The audit delved into the govern-

ments own assessments of how it wasdoing during the conversion and dis-

covered a gap between the descriptionsand the reality. The key communica-tion strategy on the part of governmentwas to just explain away all the prob-lems, rewrite the history of the conver-sion and retroactively adjust the factsin order to label the job a success.Which is how you get to the fact

sheet that was issued Nov. 27, 2014,after the fourth and final phase wasjudged to have been completed.ICM had a capital budget of $182

million and the project was deliveredon track, on time and on budget, saysthe fact sheet.As expected, there have been some

issues and challenges during imple-mentation, but the team has beenvery diligent in addressing issues asthey arise and making adjustments asneeded.Those adjustments are one of the

issues Bellringer looked into at length.One of the main reasons the projectwas launched was the need to replacemore than 50 aging, inflexible, legacysystems. The government hung thewhole rationale on those antiquated,fragmented, costly systems. Theywere prone to failure and consideredobsolete.With all the emphasis on how the

junky old systems had to be replaced,the key measure of success would behow well the replacement went.But Bellringer found only a third of

the old systems were replaced. Theproject was on time and on budget onlybecause they dramatically curtailed thework. The scope of ICM implementa-tion was not fully completed as initiallyplanned, she said. Some key func-tions still depend on legacy systems forfull operation.In other words, they ran out of

money, so they called the job completewhen they were only midway throughit. Social Development Minister Mi-chelle Stilwell suggested the findingswere old news, as progress was madeafter it was completed and most of therecommendations are already in force.She also said some of the old systemsmight not need replacing after all.The system now is better than it was.

You cant spend $182 million withoutmaking some improvements.But the real medal for innovation goes

to the people who dreamed up a way tocall this curtailed effort a success.

twitter.com/leyneles

ICMupgrademessdeclared a success


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COUR IER ARCH IVES THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

April 2, 1991:Rita JohnstonbecomesCanadas first female premier after beingchosenby theSocial Credit partys caucus to replaceBill Vander Zalm,whohadresigned indisgraceover a conflict-of-interest scandal regarding the sale of hisFantasyGardens attraction to aTaiwanesebillionaire. Johnston, 55, defeatedAttorney-General Russ Fraser in a secret 21-17 vote that cameon the fourthballotto become interim leader. Shewas formally elected leader at aparty conventionin July after narrowly defeatingGraceMcCarthy. However, shewasunable toimplementmuch in thewayof newprogramsbefore a statutoryOctober election inwhich the rulingparty lost by a landslide to theNDP ledbyMikeHarcourt.

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Good trumps evilRe: Samaritans actions show Strath-

conas spirit, April 1.Wonderful piece about the simplicity

and infectious power of caring. Thankyou for writing it. We will be passing yourwords along.

Beth Hawkes, Bowen Island

Thank you for a most well-written articlein the Vancouver Courier.It is heart-warming to see humanity in

the form of donations in the face of suchan evil.

Elly Bach, Delta

Putting a stop to StanleyParkcauseway improvementsRe: Stanley Park causeway to get

$7M bike lanes, March 25.While spending millions for bike

lanes through the park, how aboutconsideration of a few hundred thou-sand to signicantly improve access tothe park for transit users?One bus stop, just south of Lions

Gate Bridge and near the road bridgeover the causeway on the east sideof the causeway, would make a hugedifference and provide easy accessto parts of the park now not easilyreached by those without cars or bikes.And that bus stop would also allow foreasy pedestrian enjoyment and cross-ing of the Lions Gate Bridge.With only the one bus stop, a transit

return to Vancouver would require around trip to the North Shore.The west side of the causeway near

Lions Gate Bridge is less suitable fora bus stop than the east side but asecond bus stop on the west side of thecauseway could be installed if demandwarranted.

Jon Petrie, Vancouver

ONLINE COMMENTS

Brewery tomfooleryRe: City hall to convert cafeteria into

craft brewery, April 1.Damnit, totally fooled me. I got excited

then realized its April Fools Day.madstar, via Reddit

City Hall microbrewery? Mayor Gerry

McGeer is rolling in his grave. #outrage#impeachment.

@mikeklassen, via Twitter

I wish this was real. We need the extrahealth care funding to x the poor foot-wear choices of this demographic. Theyjoke, but it is becoming a serious problem.

thetimestheysmell, via Reddit

Holding the citys homelesspopulation to accountRe: The citys homeless count and

how it works, April 1.This year my partner and I only

counted seven people. We could havecounted more but we ended up havinglots of long conversations with the folkswe met on the streets. Everyone wasfriendly and willing to tell their stories..Lookout Society, via Comments section

Thebattle of evermoreRe: Kudos & Kvetches, Easy of bur-

den, March 25.East Village is truly atrocious. Heres a

suggestion for next inevitable story on thesame subject: The Battle of Hastings.

Hu Gadarn, via Comments section

Real estate speculation offersa cooperative solutionRe: Co-ops face tough choice,

March 27.This is exactly the approach that

housing co-ops in urban centres acrossCanada should be looking at. Other com-munity housing sectors both here andinternationally are looking at how theymight leverage their assets for the pur-poses Armstrong describes. Those co-opsthat have the capacity for new develop-ment on their properties should be givingthe idea close considerationNicholas Gazzard, via Comments section

StanleyCupfinal couldrepeat itself a century laterRe: Archives: Millionaires win Stanley

Cup, March 25.It was against Ottawa too. Ottawa and

Vancouver are both in the playoff pictureand it will be the 100-year anniversary. Imnot saying, Im just saying.

Colon-Dee, via Reddit

After reading this I came to one conclu-sion: HBO needs to make a miniseries onearly 1900s hockey. I dont even care if itcenters around a ctional team and groupof players. Because I mean, if Hollywood isgoing to keep making period dramas, theymight as well make something awesomelike a hockey period drama.

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Spreadsheets are the solutionRe: The faint of heart need not apply,

March 27.What we need is the spreadsheet that

marks up every dollar coming in and listsexpenses going out in chronological order.The expenses that are newest in type needto be cut until the numbers coming inmatch the numbers going out.The latest expense types are most likely

the least needed since some leaderdecided tax money needed to be spent onstuff it wasnt spent on before.

sidneyspit, via Comments section

Grizzlies end record losing streakApril 3, 1996: The Vancouver Grizzlies snapped anNBA season record 23-gamelosing streakwith a 105-103 victory over theMinnesota Timberwolves at GMPlace.The home teamwent ahead 103-101 on an EricMurdock basketwith 56 secondsleft. TwoTerry Porter free throws then tied it but, with 6.8 seconds remaining,Blue Edwards launched a game-winning 16-foot jumper for thewin. However, theteamswinning streakwas short-lived and theywere beaten 104-94 twodays laterby the L.A. Lakers. The record has since been extended to 24 losses and is sharedby both the ClevelandCavaliers andPhiladelphia 76ers.


CROSSWALK Themessage is: God is love, God is love, God is loveand unconditional love, says Rev. Sally McShane, communityminister at First United Church, about the churchs annual GoodFriday procession of the cross. So themessagewhenwewalkwith the cross is its a sign of that unconditional love, even unto death. PHOTODANTOULGOET

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At noon this Good Fri-day, a cluster of peoplewill gather on the steps ofFirst United Church inthe Downtown Eastsideand begin a processionreminiscent of Jesussnal footsteps.In the Christian nar-

rative of Easter, Jesusbore the cross on whichhe was to be cruciedthrough the streets ofJerusalem. Pilgrims stillfollow what tradition saysis that path through thestations of the cross orthe way of the cross.Here in Vancouver,

congregants of FirstUnited, a hub of socialjustice and poverty-allevi-ation work, will be joinedby others in what has be-come an annual pilgrim-age in its own right.

Rev. Sally McShane,who has been communityminister at First Unitedfor three years, says thetradition began in 1968.Each year is differ-

ent, with reections andBible readings intendedto spark connectionsbetween todays realitiesand the ancient story ofJesuss crucixion andresurrection. This yearstheme is light in thedarkness. The group,which numbered about100 last year, will carrywith them a large cross,and the procession willbegin with First Na-tions drummers and anacknowledgement ofthe native territory onwhich the service is tak-ing place. McShane willsay a few words aboutpoverty and the personalrelationship betweenJesus and believers. Asthey move throughoutthe Downtown Eastsideand Chinatown, they will

chant and at each stopdifferent individuals willoffer thoughts. Includedin the stations is thesalad bowl, a dumpsterbehind a market wherepast-prime fruits andvegetables are reclaimedby those who live in thearea. The walk will takein the courthouse andend at OppenheimerPark.There is a personal,

spiritual intent for theparticipants, McShanesays, but there is also anoutward message to thecommunities throughwhich they walk thatGod loves you no mat-ter what your circum-stances are.Its a sign of the

presence of God seek-ing to let people knowthat God loves them thismuch, even to death ona cross, she says. TheChristology around it isthat Jesus died on thecross and his walk is

toward the cross, ratherthan to run away. Themessage is: God is love,God is love, God is love and unconditionallove. So the messagewhen we walk with thecross is its a sign of thatunconditional love, evenunto death.First United has always

been a centre of activism,of social gospel and com-munity action.Its a place where

people can come andlearn about povertybut also nd a way tohelp other people, saysMcShane. So its a mis-sion for many people feeding the poor, liftingup the poor, empoweringthe poor, giving dignityto the poor.The annual Good

Friday walk draws peoplefrom all over the LowerMainland.Last year there were

people there I didntknow, she says. People

who know about it cometo it.There is a dichotomy

in the neighbourhood,she acknowledges, be-tween those with power-ful faith in God and thosewho feel forsaken.Its such a hard

thing to say, McShaneexplains, acknowledg-ing that there are thosewho do not feel Godslove in their lives. WhatI normally do, I just sitand I listen, and I askthem why. And I hearwhy they feel that way.I dont preach. I dontgive advice. I dont try tox. I just listen. Give thedignity of listening. AndI always nd that peoplehave their answers insideand if youre a loving,listening presence, it is ahuge healing moment formany people.On the other hand,

faith is often very evidentamong residents of theneighbourhood, she says.

A lot of people havevery deep faith. Therelationship with God isdesperate in many ways.God, you really love methat much. Can I believein myself as much as youbelieve in me, that I canget through poverty, orget through addiction orget through this mentalillness or live through aphysical disability?In a place that is seen,

at least by many onthe outside, as one ofdesperate bleakness, theGood Friday proces-sion is intended to bringhopefulness.I know the word hope

is overdone a lot, saysMcShane. But it reallyis about hope. Its aboutbelieving that you canhope in a God that is thatpowerful and that loving.For many people, theyhold onto that with bothhands, grasping it. Themessage is so important.twitter.com/Pat604Johnson

Bearing amessage of hope onGoodFriday


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A lawyer for ve citizenswanting a judge to throwMayor Gregor RobertsonandCoun. GeoffMeggs outof ofce for conict of interestsaid Vision Vancouver shouldhave returned a $34,000campaign donation to thecitys outside workers union.DavidWotherspoon told

B.C. SupremeCourt JusticeElliottMyers thatMeggs

knew he was at the Oct. 14,2014CUPELocal 1004meeting to raise funds whenhe promised, on behalf ofRobertson, to not contractout work. CUPE nationaland B.C. headquartersmatched the donation fora total $102,000. A leakedaudio recording of themeet-ing was rst reported by theCourier last October.Heres the specic benet

were going to confer uponyou in the future,Wother-

spoon said April 1 in court.Vision should not haveaccepted themoney.Later in themeeting, Kyla

Epstein of Local 1004s po-litical action committee saidour support is not uncondi-tional and the donation wasmeant to carry favour atthe bargaining table.The petitioners, led by

RandyHelten, wantMy-ers to replace RobertsonandMeggs with the 2014elections next-highest vote-

getters or to ban RobertsonandMeggs from voting onLocal 1004s contract.Myersreserved judgment after theMarch 31-April 1 hearing.Robertson did not attend

court, butMeggs did. Hisafdavit said he was only re-peating party policy and wasnot in themeeting when Lo-cal 1004members voted onthe donation. Vision lawyerBryan Baynham toldMyersthe petition was ill-conceivedand improper and there is

no evidence his clients didanything wrong.When you look at the two

speakers that can be identi-ed, the one speaker, themale speaker, to accept thecommittees recommenda-tion, hemakes nomentionofMeggs, hemakes nomen-tion of there being a deal,Baynham toldMyers.Baynham originally

sought to have the record-ing deemed inadmissible ashearsay.

Conflict of interest case awaits decision


Public Hearing: April 14Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 6 pmCity Hall, 453 West 12 Avenue, Third Floor, Council Chamber

Vancouver City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider azoning amendment for this location:

508 Helmcken StreetTo rezone 508 Helmcken Street from DD (Downtown) Districtto CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District, to permit thedevelopment of a 36-storey mixed-use building with 448 residentialunits of which 110 are secured market rental housing. Retail and aprivate pre-school/kindergarten space are at grade. An increase inheight from 21.3 metres (70 feet) to 97.5 metres (320 feet) and anincrease in oor space ratio (FSR) from 3.0 to 17.19 are proposed.

As a public benet associated with this rezoning application, theapplicant proposes to provide social housing at 1099 RichardsStreet, including replacement housing for the residents of JubileeHouse presently located at 508 Helmcken Street. The site at1099 Richards Street is currently following a separate developmentpermit application process.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS APPLICATION:vancouver.ca/508helmcken or 604-873-7038Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed by-law amendments mayspeak at the Public Hearing. Please register individually by 5 pm on Tuesday, April 14,2015 by emailing [email protected] or by calling 604-829-4238. You mayalso register in person at the door between 5:30 and 6 pm on the day of the PublicHearing. You may submit your comments by email to [email protected],or by mail to: City of Vancouver, City Clerks Ofce, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor,Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4. All submitted comments will be distributed to Council andposted on the City's website. Please visit vancouver.ca/publichearings for importantdetails.

Copies of the draft by-laws are available for viewing at the City Clerks Ofce in CityHall, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.All meetings of Council are webcast live at vancouver.ca/councilvideo, and minutes ofPublic Hearings are available at vancouver.ca/councilmeetings (posted approximatelytwo business days after a meeting). For real time information on the progress of CityCouncil meetings, visit vancouver.ca/speaker-wait-times or @VanCityClerk on Twitter.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PUBLIC HEARINGS, INCLUDINGREGISTERING TO SPEAK: vancouver.ca/publichearings

Water MainCleaning in VancouverAs part of ongoing maintenance, the City will clean water mainsin several areas of Vancouver (see shaded areas on map) betweenTuesday, April 7, 2015 and Friday, May 29, 2015.

Flushing water mains is necessary to remove sediment thatgradually deposits in the pipes. Cleaning will take place from7 am to 3:30 pm for most neighbourhoods.

During this period, there may be temporary discolourationand/or cloudiness of the water. Safety of drinking water will not beaffected. Cloudy water can be cleared by running your cold waterfor 10-20 minutes after the crew has nished ushing.

In preparation for potentially cloudy drinking water, you may wishto refrigerate tap water ahead of time.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Phone 3-1-1

Development Permit BoardMeeting: April 7The Development Permit Board and Advisory Panel will meet:

Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 3 pmVancouver City Hall, 453 West 12th AvenueGround Floor, Town Hall Meeting Room

to consider the following development permit application:

1099 Richards Street

To develop a 13-storey building containing 162 units of social/lowcost housing and two and a half levels of underground parking withvehicle access from the rear lane. This development application(1099 Richards Street) is associated with the rezoning application at508 Helmcken Street. As part of the public benets component torezone the 508 Helmcken Street site, the applicant has proposed toprovide social/low cost housing at 1099 Richard Street.

Please contact City Hall Security (ground oor) if your vehicle maybe parked at City Hall for more than two hours.

TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM:604-873-7469 or [email protected]

Visit: vancouver.ca Phone: 3-1-1 TTY: 7-1-1

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I have an espalier ap-ple tree with three dif-ferent varieties of applesin a pot near two appletrees growing in theground. Last year I hadmany apple blossomsbut only a few apples.If I move the espalierapple away from theother two apple trees,do I need another appletree to plant alongsidefor pollination?

Sally Wong, Vancouver

It sounds like a pollina-tion problem from lack ofbees. Insufcient cross-pollination problems otherapple trees is also a possibil-ity. But with ve apple va-rieties in your yard, I dontthink all are incompatible.I wonder how many bees

you have in your neighbor-hood. Honeybees are inshort supply everywhere,but in densely populatedareas (small lots/townhousesetc.) wild bees are also hardto nd. Wild bees are vitalfor pollination and diefrom pesticides just likehoneybees.I recommend you start

to keep mason bees. Theirnesting tubes need verylittle space on house or shedwalls, they never sting andare easy to keep. Its too latethis year to get kits of masonbee houses/egg-laying tubes/cocoons, etc. but its some-thing to keep in mind fornext year.Because the cocoons

contain little living crea-tures, it would be best toorder from a garden centrein very early spring. Usu-ally when you buy a kit,you are given instructionswith it. Mason bees makea big improvement in fruit

tree and berry crops andonce you begin caring forthem, you dont have tobuy a kit again.Theres also a very good

book called Pollinationwith Mason Bees by Dr.Margriet Dogterom. Its agardeners guide to manag-ing mason bees for fruitproduction.I doubt that adding

another apple tree to youryard would help. Somevarieties of apples areself-fertile, others pollinateonly certain varieties, anda few dont cross-pollinateany other apples. Trying tomatch ve apple varietiesisnt practical.But did you know that

crab apple trees are greatpollinators for all appletrees? Id suggest addinga crab apple tree to youryard. The fruit is small andacidic but makes deliciousjelly and is quite decorativeand so are the owers.A third possibility with

your low fruit productionis that the in-ground treesare just too young to bearmuch fruit. They may beconcentrating on vegetativegrowth. Your espalier tree

may also be young, but italso could be the pot hasntbeen big enough. Plantingthis in the ground is a goodidea.

How can I plant pep-pers from seeds insoil and in pots or in theground?

Florence, Vancouver

Peppers need to be startedin sterilized potting soil inpots. This can be done on awindowsill or under a plantlight in your house or in agreenhouse or cold frame.Now is the best time to

do this because peppers arevery slow-growing and cantbe put out until frost seasonis well over. The end ofMay is the very earliest itssafe to plant peppers in theoutside garden.The Alpine Garden Club of

B.C. Spring show and sale willhappen 12 -4 p.m. Apr. 4 atVanDusenGarden. Alpines,shrubs, perennialsmanytreasures. Info is available [email protected] is happy to

answer garden questions. Pleaseadd your region or city.

Pollinating themapplesFinding alternatives to disappearing bees

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A lackof honeybeesareone reasonmanyappleorchardsaresufferingpollinationproblems.


UBC is updating plans for the University Boulevard Precinct.In February 2015, we gathered feedback from the Universitycommunity on how to complete the precinct vision. This feedback,in combination with further design analysis was used to developdraft planning and design concepts for the precinct.Please join us at a public open house to review the emerging planning and design conceptsfor the precinct.

Public OpenHouse April 8University Boulevard Precinct Planning

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Refreshments will be served.

Cant attend in person?Online consultation will run fromApril 7 - 19. Visit planning.ubc.cato learn more.

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the Park Car, the lastunit on the Ocean anda marvel of early-1950sstainless-steel design andendurance.It has a lounge and a

step-up bar and itll behere long after Im gone,says Harrison. As will,with luck, the Ocean, theoldest continuously run-ning named passengertrain in North America, inbusiness since 1904.In fact, it follows a

route laid down in 1876that was built to connectthe Maritimes to the restof Canada. Like the Ca-nadian, the trans-conti-nental train to Vancouver,it helped cement Cana-dian confederation. Thatachievement is subtlynoted on the wall of thePark Car, where six clockstell the hour in each ofCanadas time zones.The travel time between

Halifax and Montrealhasnt changed muchover the years of-cially, 21 hours but in2012 service was reducedfrom six times a week tothree, raising concerns thehistoric train may be onits last legs, despite thefact that, while admittedlypopular with tourists, itsalso still used by locals.Nine of the 17 places

it stops en route are agstops, meaning would-bepassengers wave the traindown.On todays run, Har-

rison estimates, about 150of the 190 passengers arelocals, including all 100 inthe coach seats.Harrison provides those

of us who begin our tripin the Park Car whichis highly recommendedwith a glass of champagneand, later, with a framedphoto showing us relaxingin the cars mid-centuryleather chairs. Later, hellhost a tasting of two NovaScotia wines, one red, one

white, paired with cheesesfrom the province, demon-strate how a lobster trapworks and point out vari-ous scenic highlights alongthe 1,346-kilometre route thus earning his titlelearning coordinator.We in the sleeping-cars

section (the only oneswith access to the ParkCar), besides having pri-vate compartments whoseseats transform intobunk beds at night, get a

second, mid-train loungecar (today with entertain-ment by a Nova Scotiafolk duo, Acres & Acres)and a dining carriage withlinen-topped tables.The Oceans country-

side isnt as awesome asis the Rocky Mountainsportion of the Canadianroute, but there are avariety of vistas well-ordered farms, untamedwildernesses, dramaticseascapes and distinctive-

ly Maritime and Quebectowns to keep the eyesoccupied.Theres also a booklet

Via Rail produces thatgoes into more depthabout the passing placesand terrain. Shortlybefore midnight, for in-stance, we stop at Mata-pdia (pop. 700). Thebooklet explains werenear the site of the 1760Battle of Restigouche.Id never heard of it, but

it is, I read, signicant:the defeat of the Frencheet here by the Eng-lish marked the end ofFrances military inter-ventions in Canada.With this knowledge

I drift off, awakening toporridge, cereal, fruitand yogurt and our 9:50a.m. arrival in downtownMontreal just 45 min-utes late.More travel stories at

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2. Ruby Slippers Theatre brings LindaGrifths playTheDuchess a.k.a.WallisSimpson to the Cultch. The epic, scandal-ous, true tale ofWallis Simpson, the notori-ous, convention-smashing American divorceefor whomEdward VIII gave up the throne,runs April 7 to 18. Details at thecultch.com.

3. If you havent guessed from the pressphoto or name,Cobra Ramone and herband play music of the hard rock variety.They rock hard, they riff hard, they livehard. They probably even do their laundryhard. Need more proof? In addition tosinging,Cobra plays an axe. And theresa dude in the band whose name is TrevorSnakedust. Now thats hard. The gritty,bluesy local outt rocks the ANZA Club,hard, April 3, 8 p.m. in support ofCobraRamones new release Bang Bang. Hy-brahma and Mother Upduff open. Ticketsat cobraramone.brownpaperticket.com.

4.Get your dose of 80s teen nostalgia whenthe Rio screens a double bill of classic, andarguably the best, JohnHughes comedies,Sixteen Candles andThe Breakfast Club,April 3, 7 p.m. ApparentlyThe BreakfastClub is celebrating its 30th anniversary thisyear, which means we are ofcially old andpart of the problem. Details at riotheatre.ca.

5. A hit at last months SXSW, AustraliasTwerps bring their indie pop jangle tothe Fox Cabaret in support of their debutMerge Records release, Range Anxi-ety. Check em out April 3, 8 p.m. PinkLincolns, consisting of members of theShilohs, open. Details at foxcabaret.com.

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Were going to come rightout and say it. We dont likeEaster. Sure, we enjoy theextra day off (or two if youwork for the government orsome other socialist employ-er). But as far as holidays go,Easter is the worst. Its evenlamer than the totally madeup, shameless voter pander-ing Family Day. Heres why:

Toomuch religionto rememberAdmittedly we are not

remotely religious eventhough we gladly enjoy thespoils of Christmas andEaster. But Easter actuallymakes us feel guilty aboutour ignorance. Consideringthe holidaymarks Christscrucixion, resurrection andthe downfall ofMel Gibsonscareer, we should really dosome research and learn thesignicance and differencebetween Palm Sunday, HolyThursday, Good Friday,Easter Sunday and EasterMonday besides one of thosedays being an awesome dayoff fromwork. But we dont.And that is another reasonwhy were going toHell if itexists. Even though it prob-ably doesnt.

Easter egg huntsIf there is another child-

hood tradition that requiresso much effort with so littlein return, let us know. ForChristmas you basicallyhave to make a list of thingsyou want, go to sleep and

wake up to a pile of gifts thatare hopefully based on thosethings you demanded. ForEaster you have to wasteyour precious time search-ing your house or yard for ahandful of tiny, turd-shapedchocolate eggs that youwould never buy. Even onHalloween the only huntingyoure required to do is walkdoor to door. Plus theresa variety of candy, even ifsome of its crappy boxes ofraisins andWagonWheels.

BunniesSure they look cool on T-

shirts and as taxidermy, butrabbits are crap pets. Everhave one as a kid? They dobasically nothing cool besideseat, crap and shiver when-ever you try to pick them upor wrestle with them. Andthey usually get killed by theneighbours dog or die fromeating a crayon. So why arethey associated with Easter?Were so unimpressed bythemwe cant even be both-ered to google it.

HamWe dig ham for all of three

bites. After that were done.But for some reason, hamhas become synonymouswith Easter dinner, insteadof cooler food like turkey,nachos or manwhiches.Wedont even know a single per-son, other than our parentsor grandparents, whos everpurchased a ham. Its kind oflike life insurance or orthope-dic shoes. Ham is a symbolof our mortality. Ameatybeacon in the distance signal-ling our inevitable demise.

General confusionEvery year when Easter

arrives, we ask our exasper-ated boss the same question.Exactly which day do we getoff, Friday orMonday? Andwhen we are told it is Friday,as always, we then inevitablyinquire why we also dont getMonday off like other peopledo. And we never rememberthe answer to that question,although were pretty sureits never satisfying.

Easter is theworst

Ham...huh!What is itgoodfor?Absolutelynothing...huh!Say itagain.


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Sharon Crandall hasmade a career out of sing-ing and dancing, but shedidnt actually know what amusical was until she was inGrade 7.Her family moved to

Canada from Jakarta,Indonesia when she was10 years old, and she, hertwo sisters and one brotherhardly spoke English whenthey arrived. So when aclassmate suggested theyboth audition for the annualmusical, she responded withcurious enthusiasm.Im like, OK! What is

that? Crandall recalls witha laugh.After doing a bit of re-

search, she tried out for theschool production of Greaseand ended up landing a partin the junior chorus. Theexperience ignited her life-long passion for the stage.I kind of fell in love with

it right away, she says.Fast forward to the pres-

ent and Crandall has a longlist of theatre credits to hername and has just launcheda musical theatre companycalled TwoMonkeys Pro-ductions, a reference to herown two monkeys, her six-and eight-year-old sons. Thecompanys inaugural show,Edges, a coming-of-age songcycle by writing team BenjPasek and Justin Paul, runsuntil April 11 at Studio1398 on Granville Island.The mandate of Cran-

dalls company is to giveherself and others in theindustry another avenue todemonstrate their talent andhone their craft.The whole reasoning be-

hind it was I was tired of get-ting the bit parts and wantedto have a little bit more of asubstantial part to showwhatI can do, she admits.TwoMonkeys will focus

on small productions withcasts of no more than 10 soall of the actors get time inthe spotlight. The companyalso plans to present lesser-known shows, giving musi-cal theatre fans an alterna-tive to the often-performedBroadway hits.Crandall discovered Edges

last year when she partici-pated in a master class in-structed by Pasek and Paul.The songwriting duo visitedVancouver in Decemberwhen Carousel Theatre forYoung People presentedtheir musical adaptation ofJames and the Giant Peach.In preparation for the class,Crandall had to choose andprepare a song to workshop.I started researching

their songs and totally fellin the love with the song,which is in Edges, its calledReady to be Loved.A departure from typical

musical theatre fare, the songhas a more poppy sound,Crandall explains, and yet itstill follows a narrative arc.A lot of their writing is

like that every piece ofmusic is a story in its own.Originally written when

Pasek and Paul were sopho-mores at the University of

Michigan, Edges speaks to ageneration standing on theprecipice of adulthood.Theyre trying to gure

out what this whole lifething is about, Crandallsays of the characters.The show features a cast

of four, including Crandall,Adam Charles, BrandynEddy and Devon Buss-wood, whom Crandall rstmet on the set of TheatreUnder the Stars LegallyBlonde. In fact, the wholecast and much of crew aremade up of theatre profes-sionals Crandall has workedwith previously.For this rst [show]

especially, I wanted to sur-round myself with peoplewho I trust, people who Iknow are capable of doingthe job and who want to doit, she says. I dont wantany of the politics of egosand things like that to comeinto it because I think thatdeters from having goodproduct.At this stage, Crandall

is not yet sure how manyshows TwoMonkeys willproduce each year, thoughshe is planning at leastone more before the endof 2015. As for her other

two monkeys, who havegrown up in greenroomsand rehearsal halls, it seemsCrandalls passion for the-atre might be rubbing off onat least one of them.My six year old, hes got

stage fright, as his brothersays. Her eight year old,however, is a buddingperformer and will appearin Oliver! this summer atTheatre Under the Stars.Its his rst foray into the

musical theatre professionalworld, so Im super proudof him, Crandall says. Hiswish is to do a show withme one day, so well makethat happen.Edges runs until April 11

at Studio 1398 on GranvilleIsland. Tickets and details attwomonkeysproductions.com.

Newmusical theatre companynot afraid tomonkey around

Left to right: Devon Busswood, Sharon Crandall, Brandyn Eddy and AdamCharles appear themusicalEdges until April 11 at Studio 1398 on Granville Island.


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Ingledews storemanager IlenaWarczakwelcomed billionaire JimmyPattison to thecompanys centennial celebrations at its flagshipstore onWest Hastings Street.

BalletB.C. continues toreachnewartisticheights.EmilyMolnarannounceda lineupthatwill includecollaborationswithvisualartistsandchoirs.Molnarsharedthenewswith fans, includingRosedaleonRobsonsGillianFrancis, acorporatesponsor.

From left, Looking Glass Foundation director Joanne Gordon, foundersDeborah Grimm andDelores Elliot, and gala emceePamelaMartinwelcomed guests to their fundraiser at RockyMountaineer Station. Theannual affair raises funds to support those seeking care from eating disor-ders of every kind.

SHOEBUSINESS:Despite an economicslump, WilliamWright Ingledew, with a pen-chant for shoes, founded Ingledews Shoe in1915 next to the Hudsons Bay Company. Acentury later, the family-owned and operatedbusiness continues to sell shoes for both menand women across the province. Now in itsthird generation, the retailer has grown fromone store on Granville Street to six outletsacross B.C. The largest location, its newlyrenovated agship store onWest HastingsStreet in the former Chanel space, opened intime for the companys centennial celebra-tions. CEO Bill Ingledew, grandson of thestore founder, welcomed shoe enthusiasts,media personalities and longtime customers,including billionaire Jimmy Pattison, to thestores anniversary party.

MIRROR,MIRROR: Looking GlassFoundation hosted its 11th annual heart-warming gala at Rocky Mountaineer Station.The event, which brings together clini-cians, doctors, families and friends to helpmake life brighter for individuals in BritishColumbia who suffer with eating disorders,attracted 500 guests to the foundationsLight TheWay dinner and auction. Emceedby Pamela Martin, attendees lled the stationfor a lavish evening of fun and philanthropy.Cofounded in 2002 by dedicated parentsseeking improved care for their loved onessuffering from eating disorders of every kind,the event has become the charitys singlelargest fundraiser supporting life-saving treat-ment at their 14-bed Looking Glass recoverycentre at Ronald McDonald House inVancouver. More than $430,000 was raisedfrom the night.

MORE SUCCESS:The Bridge to SUC-CESS gala is always a leading date on theChinese social calendar. This years run-ning in the Grand Ballroom of the WestinBayshore Hotel was no exception. Co-chairsDoug Chiu, Jonathan Lai, Grant Lin andLinda Wong welcomed back Bianca Wu,Hong Kongs Queen of Jazz, for an encoreperformance as the headliner of this yearssignature soiree. More than 800 supporters shelling out up to $800-a-ticket attend-ed the marathon event, which began witha champagne reception, followed by a hostof speeches before a three-course dinner,auction and mini concert. The annual effortaimed to once again generate $500,000 tobenet SUCCESSs many social services andsettlement programs for new residents andthose in need, particularly seniors and youth.

Checking out themany stylish offerings atIngledews newly renovated flagship storewasmagazine publisherKimMah. Ingledews hasendured as one of the longest standing shoestores in Canada.

Following the success of their Kitsilano establish-ment, Steven andMeghan Clarke opened theirsecond Tractor Foods, a cafeteria-style healthy-food-focused eatery in the iconic art decoMarineBuilding.

Ballet B.C. executive directorBranislavHenselmannwelcomed Judith Guichon, B.C.sLieutenant Governor, to the companys openingnight of Trace, three beautiful works performedby the companys impressive roster of youngdance talent.

SUCCESS co-founderMaggie Ip andColonelHowe Lee, a war veteran, were honoured at thegala dinner and fundraiser. Since its inception,close to $10million has been raised for the socialservice agency.

Gala chairs, from left,Doug Chiu, LindaWong and Jonathan Lai frontedthe annual SUCCESS gala. A reported $482,000was generated to supportthe agencysmany social services and settlement programs for new resi-dents and those in need.

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You might face two doors this week and next: onemarked work/health can lead to defeat if youoverdo it; the other marked career/prestige leadsto success. Work smart, not hard. Delegate, manage,avoid hands-on. Your career, held back since lastDecember, leaps forward now through August. Be alertfor your chance, be opportunistic. Youre very likely tobe promoted this year; if not, then next year.

In general, love is not high on your agenda nowthrough August (unless youre obsessed withsomeone, which a few Gems are, but this is notreally love). Instead, youre in a lovely friendshipzone. Youve probably noticed that the clerk in thestore or the casual acquaintance you meet on thesidewalk are unusually friend