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It’s got to be a record ofsome sort — the use of theword “action” in one sittingof city council.In the two-and-a-half

hours that I sat in the gallerylast Tuesday, “action” wasa word that rolled off thetongue of councillors, themayor, city staff andKevinBarlow, the CEO of theMetro Vancouver AboriginalExecutive Council.The topic was “truth and

reconciliation” and what kindof “action” the city couldtake to improve relations withindigenous people. As waspointed out in themorningsession, the City of Vancou-ver has made some progress.Some of the evidence:On Feb. 26, 2013, council

endorsed the UnitedNationsDeclaration on the Rights ofIndigenous Peoples.Council proclaimed June

21, 2013 to June 20, 2014as the “year of reconcilia-tion” in the city.On June 25, 2014, council

acknowledged that Van-couver is on the unceded

traditional territory of theMusqueam, Squamish andTsleil-Waututh First Nations.In December 2014, local

First Nations performed a“brushing off” ceremony ofthe newly elected city councilto symbolize a fresh start forthe new term.Now the city has identified

27 of the 94 recommenda-tions set out in the Truth andReconciliation Commissionof Canada’s final report as“actionable” by the city.Everything from child

welfare, education, language

and culture to health, jus-tice, sports and business areamong the issues and topicsidentified in the 27 recom-mendations.To begin, senior manag-

ers will receive what that thecity calls “cultural compe-tency training,” which iseffectively educating staffabout First Nations’ cultureand history. The purpose isto help focus staff’s work onprojects and programs —when relevant — through anindigenous lens. The goal isto train more than 350 staff.

The city will createpositions for a manager ofaboriginal relations and aplanner focused on the ab-original community.Miscel-laneous projects to strengthenrelationships with First Na-tions and improve services areother— you got it— actions.But while training and

programs are importantsteps, it’s clear where the realwork needs to be done: 31per cent of Metro Vancou-ver’s homeless populationidentified as aboriginal in thelast homeless count. It’s a

startling statistic made evenmore startling when learningthat aboriginal people onlycomprise two per cent of theregion’s population.In his presentation to

council, Barlow stressed theimportance of creating animmediate “action plan” toconstruct 1,500 new socialhousing units acrossMetroVancouver by 2020.“Housing and homeless-

ness is a truemeasure of rec-onciliation,” he wrote in hisreport. “A stable home opensa door wide open for hugesocio-economic growth whenindigenous people can thenparticipate fully in the B.C.andCanadian economy.”So what is the city doing to

address the housing gap?It’s embarking on at least

four projects on Main Streetand East Hastings wherethe goal is to build 600 to700 social housing unitsby 2020. B.C. Housing,the Aboriginal FriendshipCentre and the Urban Na-tive Youth Association areinvolved in the projects.Council gave staff the

green light to continueworking on getting the

projects built. Theyinclude a shelter, socialhousing, health servicesand a new native youthcentre.That’s some action, you

might say.But whether that action

will speak louder than allthe reassuring words spokenat city hall about truth andreconciliation depends on onesobering factor: money.While the city has put up

the land for two of the fourprojects and owns part ofthe land on a third — andB.C. Housing has, so far,committed to $4.6 mil-lion in construction costs— there’s no estimate onthe overall tab, or if all theneeded millions of dollarswill ever be in place.So what’s next?The mayor will write a

letter to Premier ChristyClark and Prime Minis-ter Justin Trudeau to seewhether all their promisesabout bettering relationswith First Nations will leadto — you got it — action.Action, that is, that comes

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Vancouver CoastalHealth is pushing aheadwith a plan to providemore supervised druginjection sites in the cityand open them in existingcommunity health centres.Dr. Patricia Daly, chief

medical health officerfor the health authority,said the plan is in its earlystages and involves exam-ining which health centreshave the greatest need forthe service.“If we put in another

application [to HealthCanada], it will be for morethan one site,” Daly toldthe Courier by telephonelast week. “It wouldn’t befor 10, but it would prob-ably be for a handful of sitesto start with. We’ve got afew that we’re consideringbut I don’t want to publiclysay them right now.”Up until last week,

Vancouver’s only legalinjection site was Insite onEast Hastings, a facilitythat opened in September2003. The Dr. Peter Cen-tre, which caters to peoplewith AIDS and those

dealing with mental healthand addictions issues,has operated an injectionroom for its clients sinceFebruary 2002.Last week, Health Can-

ada officially granted theCentre an exemption underthe country’s drug laws tocontinue operating whathas been a technically illegalthree-booth injection room.Daly described the news as

significant and a signal thenew Trudeau governmentis open to more drug injec-tion facilities in Vancouverand across the country.But, she said, for more

applicants to be successful ingetting an exemption for aninjection site, the Trudeaugovernment must repeal aleftover piece of legislationfrom the Harper era.

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When Doug LePardbegins his new job in earlyMarch as chief of the MetroVancouver Transit Police, itwill be almost as if he hasn’tleft the Vancouver PoliceDepartment.After a 35-year career

— 12 years as a deputychief—LePard will lead a167-member transit force

whosemanymembers areformer Vancouver policeofficers, including the deputychiefs he inherits, Ed Evistonand Barry Kross.“They both worked for me

when they were inspectorsat the VPD,” said LePard,who estimated the numberof former Vancouver officersworking as transit cops isprobably in the dozens. “Infact, one of them is a formeracademy classmate of mine.”

The VPD announcedJan. 20 that LePard, 54,accepted the top transitcop’s job. LePard’s newpost brings an end to acareer that began in 1981when he was 19 years old.He planned to retire overthe next year or so until heagreed to take the new job.“I’ve been here my

whole adult life and I’vehad an incredibly reward-ing career,” LePard toldthe Courier by telephone.“But I knew that all goodthings have to come to anend. And after 35 years, it istime to move on and makeroom for other people.”His words were similar to

former chief JimChu’s whenhe explained why he wasretiring last year. LePard wasin the running for Chu’s jobbut stepped aside to supportAdamPalmer, who becamethe VPD chief last year.“As [Chu] said when he

left, that meant six peoplegot promoted and a recruitgot hired,” LePard said. “Sowhen I leave, five people willbe promoted and a recruitwill be hired.”Mark Reder, chairperson

of the transit police board,

said LePard was selectedto lead the transit policebecause of his provenleadership and significantmanagement skills. Rederdescribed LePard as oneof the most talented policeleaders in the country.“He’s not someone that

we don’t know,” he said,noting LePard served threeterms on the transit policeboard; Palmer is now onthe board but recusedhimself from the selec-tion of a new transit chief.“He’s a known commod-ity to the board, we knowhim well and it’s a uniquecircumstance when you canwork with somebody who’sinvested their time andenergy to the organization,already. It gives you a lot ofcomfort.”Palmer said in a state-

ment circulated to medialast Wednesday that LeP-ard was one of the brightestand most accomplished of-ficers he has known, addingthat he leaves an indeliblemark on the department.“I wish him all the best

and look forward to workingwith him in his new capac-ity,” Palmer said.

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VPDDeputy Chief Doug LePardwill leave his post to lead theMetroVancouver Transit Police. He begins his new job inMarch.PHOTODANTOULGOET


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The two chiefs will un-doubtedly be working witheach other, with LePardnoting the most SkyTrainstations in the region arein Vancouver. Historically,transit police have workedclosely with the VPD andother police departments inthe region.Lawyer Douglas King of

the Pivot Legal Society hasspoken to LePard severaltimes over the years regard-ing various VPD actions,including themass ticketing ofDowntown Eastside residents.King said LePard’s threeterms on the transit policeboard obviously helped hischances of landing his newjob. King’s perception is thatLePard had a lot of influenceon the transit police board.“I interacted with the

board on a couple of issuesand I always got the sensethat he was playing a leader-ship role,” he said.Now as chief, King said he

will be watching to see whatkind of tone LePard setswith his officers. He believesLePard is more a proponentof “pro-active policing,”

where he said police aggres-sively engage with people todiscover or prevent crime,as opposed to the traditionalphilosophy that police shouldrespond to the community’sneeds.“The problem with that

is that we already know thattransit police have a historyof questionable practice interms of how they engagewith people and who theyengage with,” he said,pointing to a case in whichtwo officers were sentencedlast fall to a conditionaldischarge for assaulting aconstruction worker at aSkyTrain station in 2012.LePard’s career with the

VPD spans from his firstdays as a patrol officer onthe East Side to his past 12years as a deputy chief, oneof the longest serving in thedepartment.LePardmay be best

known for his work duringtheMissingWomenCom-mission of Inquiry, where hespent 14 days giving evidenceon behalf of the VPD. TheVPD eventually apologizedfor not capturing serial killer

Robert Pickton sooner.“We should have per-

formed better,” said LePard,who wrote a comprehensivereview of the Pickton inves-tigation. “So it was right thatwe apologized and not hidebehind lawyers or excuses.”The inquiry led to im-

provements in how policehandle missing persons inves-tigations and serious crimes.TheMissingWomenCom-mission of Inquiry reportdescribed LePard’s reviewas an “unprecedented self-examination by police anda rare exemplar of how youcan do [an] internal autopsyand try to figure out whatwent wrong so that it won’thappen again in the future.”The report also identifiedthe VPD as a “best practicelearning organization” andattributed that in part to theleadership of LePard.“I am proud that out

of tragedy that I playeda significant role in thoseimprovements in policing inBritish Columbia,” he said.A longer version of this story

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Imagine a 2,500-foot-high tower downtownthat takes a street grid 90degrees so it points upward,or a series of elevated publicparks on the upper levelsof buildings, or parks onbarges that could be movedaround the city.These are among ideas —

some a bit tongue-in-cheek— dreamed up by archi-tects and urban designersfrom around the region inthe Future Scenarios por-tion of the newMuseum ofVancouver exhibition YourFuture Home: Creatingthe New Vancouver thatopened Jan. 21.Museum of Vancouver and

the Vancouver UrbanariumSociety are co-presenting theshow, which tackles some ofthemost hotly debated topicsin the city— affordability,density, transportation andpublic space.Photographs of different

housing types around theLowerMainland are amongthe components of theshow. The photos, meant to

encourage visitors to thinkabout how we live now andhow we want to live in thefuture, range from a home-less person’s tent in StanleyPark to a highrise in Burnabyto single-family houses.BTAWorks, meanwhile,

put together data about Van-couver on subjects such as his-torical housing prices, densityissues and demographics.Bruce Haden, co-curator

of the Future Scenarios partof the exhibit, sits on theboard of the Urbanariumsociety — a group of plan-ners, architects and urban-ites whose aim, in his words,is to be “an honest broker ofgood information so we canactually have better debatesabout how to build a city wecall care about.”Its initiatives include an

interactive “Smartmap,”which launched during theexhibition and is availableonUrbanarium’s website,that allows users to input ex-amples of what they considergood and bad urban design.“The idea is if you’re

wandering around the cityand find something youthink is fabulous or awful,

you simply take a photo-graph of it and upload it onSmartmap and [indicate]this is smart or this is not sosmart,” Haden said.The society is also holding

complementary activities,including a debate series,during the duration of theexhibition that are meant toencourage Vancouverites tobe part of the conversation.They’re noted on its calen-dar of urban events.Haden says Vancouver is in

a dramatic period of changeand one of the challengeswhen dealing with hot-buttonsubjects such as affordability,density and transit, is that theconversation can easily get“pretty dumb.”“All of these [initiatives]

are really intended to be dif-ferent arrows in the quiverfor people who just wantto have a more responsibledebate about urban designand how we build a city,”he told the Courier.Your Future Home

adopts some of the languageand ideas of a real estatesales centres, like lifestylephotos and data, to under-score that affordability is a

significant concern.“We’re trying to explain

and give people information,in part, about what are theconsequences and issues as-sociated with different formsof housing. For example, it’snot commonly known thatdensity doesn’t automatical-ly mean highrise. There arelots of examples in the worldof different types of higherdensity neighbourhoods thatare more ground-oriented,”Haden said, pointing toOlympic Village as a localexample.That said, the show

isn’t meant to offer “magicbullets” to solve complexpolitical problems.“The agenda here isn’t

that we want to propose spe-cific solutions. The agendasimply is, here are some ofthe issues. One of the greatchallenges in urban designis our attention span is oftenshort-term and immediateand the core issues abouthow we build a city do taketime to develop,” Hadensaid. “Vancouver has obvi-ously changed incrediblyfast, as we all know, but thecritical issues of density, how

we organize the city andtransit are things that takea while to play out. Really,to make the right decisionsrequires some thought.”Haden cites HCMA

Architecture + Design’sproposed recreationalplatform in Coal Harbourand the barge parks pitchedby PFS Studio, a landscapearchitecture firm, as amongthe creative ideas featuredin the show.Haden said he’s excited

about rethinking our relation-ship with the water, notingthat while he likes the seawall,he sees it as an example of“spandex urbanism.”“Wewant to support and

build infrastructure for thingsthat we consider healthybut we’ve got this incrediblestretch of south-facing water-front in the downtown corewith hardly any waterfrontbars, which I find a bit silly tome. I find indicative of a littlebit of tightness in our town,”he said.Haden expects Your

Future Home will attracta large audience given thepublic’s interest in urbanplanning issues and the

long-term consequences fornot dealing with the conse-quences of growth.“The idea that we won’t

have artists in our city be-cause no artists can afford ithere is an awful prospect,”he said.“What we would like is

that people are inspiredenough to be able to engagein the urban conversationat just a little bit of a higherlevel. So not just to go outand say, ‘We shouldn’thave towers anywhere,’ butreally saying, ‘OK, if wedon’t want to have towersand we have a whole bunchof people coming to theregion whether we like itor not… how are we goingto house them and whatare the values we want tobring to that? What are thechoices we want to bring tothat? How can we make itexciting and invigorating?’To me, a city is always aplace of passion. It’s not justa place to live.”Your Future Home:

Creating the New Vancou-ver runs until May 15 atthe Museum of Vancouver,1100 Chestnut St.

Museum of Vancouver exhibit looks to the futureUrbanarium society co-presenting show that deals with hotly-debated urban issues

1.Bruce Haden, co-curator of the Future Scenarios portion of the exhibition, cites HCMA Architecture+ Design’s proposed recreational platform in Coal Harbour, as among the creative ideas featured.Haden is excited about rethinking our relationshipwith thewater. 2. Photographs of different hous-ing types are also presented. The photos,meant to encourage visitors to think about howwe live nowand howwewant to live in the future, range froma homeless person’s tent in Stanley Park to a high-rise in Burnaby to single-family houses. 3. Your Future Home tackles hotly debated topics such asaffordability, density, transportation and public space. 4. Elevated public parks on the upper levels ofbuildings is another idea showcased. PHOTOSDANTOULGOET

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munities Act, or Bill C-2,is still in effect. Daly, otherhealth officials and harm re-duction advocates have saidthe list of criteria outlinedin the bill is onerous andmakes it very difficult, if notimpossible, for an applicantto be granted an exemptionfor an injection service.Criteria includes provid-

ing information outlin-ing the views of police,municipal leaders, publichealth officials and provin-cial health ministers. Anapplicant is also requiredto provide documents thatshow the site’s expectedimpact on crime rates,treatment options for drugusers, the public healthreasons for needing such asite and evidence there areresources to keep the facil-ity operating.

“Even though HealthCanada is much more opento these things, it still is alot of work to put togetherany application — no mat-ter how big or small, therequirements are exten-sive,” said Daly, who plansto write a letter to federalHealth Minister Jane Phil-pott requesting the bill berepealed. “It will still be animpediment — even witha willing government — topeople who want to puttogether that application.”Philpott was in Van-

couver Wednesday andThursday to meet withprovincial and territorialhealth ministers. The min-ister visited Insite Wednes-day and described it as “avery moving experience.”Philpott said she thankedthe staff for their work insaving lives, preventing thespread of infectious diseas-

es and linking drug users tohealth care services.“I wanted to com-

mend all of those who hadworked so hard to make itpossible and to encouragethem and to let them knowthat our government willcontinue to work to reduceharm to Canadians,” theminister said during a newsconference Thursday at theFairmont Hotel Vancouver.In taking questions from

reporters, Philpott told the

Courier the Trudeau gov-ernment has yet to evaluateBill C-2 and whether it willbe repealed.“I certainly look forward

to hearing from others andcontinuing to find ways toreduce harm for Canadi-ans and make sure that wekeep them healthy,” saidPhilpott, a long-time familydoctor and founder of acharity that raised morethan $4 million to helppeople affected by HIV/

AIDS in Africa.B.C. Health Minister

Terry Lake told the Courierafter the news conferencethat he supports Daly’s callto have Bill C-2 repealed.Provincial health officer,Dr. Perry Kendall, hasalso called for the bill to berepealed.“I completely agree with

repealing that legislation,which really was designedto prevent the establish-ment of safe injection

sites,” Lake said.Insite and the Dr. Peter

Centre’s injection roomopened when a previousLiberal government wasin power in Ottawa. Whenthe Harper governmentgot elected, it engagedin several legal battles inattempts to close Insite’sdoors. Staff at the facilitysay no client has ever diedof a drug overdose in theinjection room.

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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 3 pmVancouver City Hall, 453 West 12th AvenueGround Floor, Town Hall Meeting Room

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1111 Richards Street:To develop this site with a 35-storey, mixed-usebuilding containing retail store and restaurant useson the ground floor; child day care facility on theground and second storeys; 110 secured marketrental dwelling units; and 278 market dwelling unitsover seven levels of underground parking accessedfrom Helmcken Street.

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So here’s the deal, says the provin-cial government. The VancouverSchool Board jacks up studentcapacity at its schools to 95 per

cent by shutting down 21 or so schools,or the kids and school staff in the 69 seis-mically vulnerable buildings are at risk ofbeing crunched when the big one hits.Now, that wasn’t always the deal. Back

in 2005 when Gordon Campbell was theLiberal premier, he said seismic upgradingof Vancouver’s schools would be completeby 2020. There were no strings attached.

Then Christy Clark became premier.She, by the way, was the Liberal educa-tion minister under Campbell who rippedup the teachers’ contract along with bar-gaining rights for class-size and composi-tion, prompting a years-long legal battlethat recently got the nod to make its wayto the Supreme Court of Canada.Clark appointed former LangleyMayor

Peter Fassbender as herMinister of Educa-tion. Fassbender would later go on to dovirtually nothing about the screwed up and

undemocratic governance of TransLink dur-ing his time in charge of that organization.But it was while Fassbender was still

Minister of Education that he wouldchange the deal on seismic upgrades. Hewould attach a string; some would sayit was actually a rope the school boardcould use to hang itself by.For one thing the date for completion

would be extended another decade to 2030.And even that seems a bit wobbly now.But, more importantly, he would tie

money for the upgrades to the schoolboard proving it had a 95 per cent enrol-ment level. Without teachers now able topush back on class size and compositionat the bargaining table, it would be easierto insist school boards just pack the kidsin any which way.And, by the way, the capacity level of

95 per cent was never discussed with theboard, let alone explained.In fact, at Monday night’s Vancouver

School Board meeting, where the boardvoted reluctantly to move forward witha plan, which over some 15 years mightsatisfy the province’s demands, the ques-tion was asked of David Nelson. Nelsonwas the board’s staff project leader of the“Long Range Facilities Plan.”“I have,” he replied, “asked for clari-

fication. But I have yet to receive theirrationale behind that.”What we do know is that classrooms,

including six at Gladstone secondaryschool, are considered vacant classrooms,as are rooms used for art, music andcomputer instruction. Go figure.Included in the plan is a staff proposal to

“right-size” a number of vulnerable schools,particularly on the city’s East Side wherebuildings reflect a baby boom around thetime they were constructed 50 or 60 yearsago, but populations have since declined.

The proposal would have new, smallerschools built on the same school groundsbefore removing the old buildings. Itwould reduce capacity by about 1,000seats. And it would mean that communi-ties would not lose their schools.It would also do something else. Seis-

mically upgrading an old building wouldonly make it “safe to exit.” Following abig enough shake, it would subsequentlyhave to be demolished anyway. A newbuilding would be most likely able towithstand the quake and still be usable.But even if the board meets the

province’s demands, it is most likely theLiberals will choose the cheaper upgraderoute and not build a smaller replace-ment school.In a moment of eloquence, Vision

trustee Joy Alexander explained, with her40 years of involvement with the Van-couver School Board, as a teacher and as

a psychologist, what making the difficultdecision and voting “yes” to the proposedplan would mean.It would “interfere” with three dozen

classrooms used for decades to teach artand music. It would devalue adult educa-tion, as well as special education, whereclasses are smaller. It would put childcarefacilities at risk. They too are consideredexcess capacity by Victoria.“I realize,” she said, “there is no sound

educational reason for running a schooldistrict at 95 per cent.” But it seems it’sthe only way to get funds for seismicupgrading. Without that capital “the chil-dren of Vancouver will remain in seismi-cally unsafe schools even longer.”Following themeeting, Green Party trustee

Janet Fraser put it this way: “Theministrysets all the rules and has all themoney.”So that’s the deal.

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Needs of MountPleasant residents moredire than WesternFront’s ‘starving artists’Re: “Developer dollars enable West-ern Front to buy building,” Jan. 11.While directing $1.5 million dollars

towards the Western Front’s real estateportfolio and private bar will meet theCOV’s goals of buying votes from behindclosed doors, the needs of too manyMount Pleasant residents living east ofMain Street remain far more dire.Just across the street from the Western

Front, those who are still able to willline up at the Mount Pleasant Com-munity Centre/1 Kingsway to access thelocal distribution of generosity from theVancouver Food Bank and sadly yearsafter this private organization stepped-up to fill the gap that need is greaterthan ever in Mount Pleasant.East Mount Pleasant elementary

schools still operate food programsdecades after they first began and themajority of Mount Pleasant’s socialservice agencies and social housing islocated east of Main Street as mandatedby Vancouver city hall and their well-healed supporters.Local deficiencies in neighbourhood

recreation are so expansive some of ourinner-city parks have children’s playstructures and park benches that are soold the Vancouver Park Board has norecords of when they were first installed,yet the COV spent more money onremoving/repairing/replacing the “DudeChilling” sign at Guelph Park than any-thing else in that park in recent history.I doubt that any of the “starving art-

ists” from the Western Front are stand-ing in line at local food banks or forcedto rely on the free food and clothes ourhard-working local agencies providewithout judgment.But hey, as we’ve seen before with

Vision Vancouver there’s no easier wayto curry favour with “artists” than tokeep shovelling money into their mael-strom of self-importance, the city evengives them priority to scarce subsidizedhousing while the divide between thehaves and have-nots in Mount Pleasantwidens.That windfall of “Community Ame-

nity Contribution” monies, not “spe-cial interest group” monies could haveimproved far more lives if distributedthrough the local agencies that needit the most, but once again the secret

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negotiations between the bag-men andhand-picked Vision staffers reaffirmsthat CAC’s enable developers to passthe buck and buy their way out of truesocial responsibility as long as it meetsVision’s priorities.While the hob-knobbers will continue

to gather at the Western Front there’llstill be citizens of Vancouver living on thestreets within the sight of their doors.Perhaps the managers at the WF

could at least allow local binners firstdibs at their booze empties.George Brissette, Vancouver

Compass card bewildersdisability communityRe: “Vancouver transit users weighin on Compass Card,” Jan. 13, on-line only.Not only is the Compass Card system

late, incredibly expensive, and entirelyunnecessary as a data collection tool,I’m sad to say it quickly became appar-ent after the rollout that it would alsomake our public transit system inacces-sible to many folks. Here’s why.The Compass Card must be used to

gain access to public transit by “tap-ping in.” But transit riders lacking thephysical ability to do so (in my case, forinstance, I cannot raise my arms at all)discovered Jan. 1 they could no longeruse the SkyTrain or buses.This is a huge issue for the many

people with limited arm function whowere quite capable of using public tran-sit on their own until the introduction ofthe Compass Card.Activists in the disability community

are bewildered. Why was this problemnot identified and solved by TransLinkduring the multi-year planning processbefore rollout?To make matters worse, Compass

Cards can’t be used regardless of yourarm function on HandyDART busesbecause TransLink chose not to installCompass Card readers in them. Sowhen people like me use HandyDARTfor some rides and public transit for oth-ers, we have to buy a monthly pass forHandyDART and a Compass Card forTransLink.For a lot of people with a disability

and low income, this increased costtakes a big bite out of their disposableincome.Most of us are now tapping in and

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For almost a year now,the City of Vancouver hassaid that when it eventuallyissues a business licenceto an illegal marijuana dis-pensary, it will be the firstmunicipality in Canada todo so.That history, according to

city officials, could be madeas early as the spring.Except the city has either

forgotten or wasn’t awarewhat occurred in Kimber-ley last summer: the smallsoutheastern B.C. town’scouncil unanimously agreedto give Tamarack Dispensa-ries a business licence.The roadside pot shop,

which is located in a com-mercial area on the highwayinto Kimberley, has oper-ated since July. And as faras Kimberley Mayor DonMcCormick knows, it’s theonly dispensary in Canadawith a licence.“When council made

the decision, our intentwasn’t to be controversial,our intent wasn’t to be firstat anything,” McCormicktold the Courier by tele-phone last week. “What wewere doing was supportinga local entrepreneur in aventure that had a mar-ket — and a market thatwasn’t being well servedotherwise.”But McCormick, who

is aware of Vancouver’sefforts to bring somecontrol to the growing potshop industry in the city,was quick to point outthe $100 licence grantedto Tamarack is not tiedto regulations like thosedrawn up in Vancouver.Those regulations includea dispensary not beingwithin 300 metres of aschool, criminal recordchecks for operatorsand employees, sign-ing a “good neighbour”agreement and payingan annual licence fee of$30,000 for a retail outletand $1,000 for a so-calledcompassion club.“I can appreciate why

Vancouver has gone downthe regulatory road,” saidthe mayor, recognizingthat Vancouver has up to100 illegal pot shops. “Insimilar circumstances, wemay have done the samething. But ours was a very

clean environment whereone entrepreneur came tothe table with this particularbusiness and we issued thelicence.”That said, McCormick

noted Tamarack’s owners— Tamara and Rod Dug-gan— weren’t simply givena business licence, as if theywere operating a café. Ini-tially, the Duggans’ requestfor a licence was rejectedbecause Kimberley’s chiefadministration officer ruledthe dispensary contravenedfederal laws.The Duggans then ar-

gued their case before coun-cil, which has the authorityto amend its bylaws. Andthat’s what council did, saidMcCormick, adding “wejust wanted to keep it reallysimple. So anybody elsecoming and wanting to geta business licence is going tohave to go through exactlythe same process. They justcan’t go to city hall and geta business licence.”The mayor said he has

received no complaintsabout the dispensary in thetown of 7,600 people. Theonly feedback has been“overwhelmingly positive,”he added but acknowledgedthe Duggans’ businesscould be shut down at anytime because of its contra-vention of Canada’s druglaws.RCMP Cpl. Chris

Newel, who is in charge ofthe Kimberley detachment,said via email that enforce-ment priorities are set inconsultation with “localgovernment, partners andcitizens of the community.”Newel said businesses op-erating in contravention ofthe Controlled Drugs andSubstances Act and HealthCanada regulations may besubject to investigation andcriminal charges — a pointmade to the City of Kim-berley and city council.“They were made aware

there is no legal mechanismin Canada which allows formedicinal marihuana dis-pensaries to sell marihuanato the public, regardless ofwhether or not the individu-als have licences to possessmarihuana,” he wrote.“The RCMP is monitor-ing the business and liaisesregularly with local govern-ment. To date, there hasbeen no concerns expressedto the local RCMP detach-

ment from individuals orother businesses.”Tamara Duggan said

she was up front with theRCMP about the nature ofher business before request-ing a licence. The inspira-tion to open the dispensary,she said, is connected toan experience her husbandhad at the Vancouver PainManagement dispensary onCommercial Drive.After suffering a serious

leg injury in a workplace ac-cident in 2011, Rod visitedthe Vancouver dispensaryand bought some mari-juana-infused product totreat his pain. At the time,doctors had taken him offpainkillers to recover fromseveral surgeries.“It was the first time he

tried marijuana edibles, andit was amazing,” she said.“I, who had never really feltone way or the other aboutmedical marijuana, becamea convert instantly when Isaw how it affected him.”Duggan said she has

300 members who visither dispensary, which sellsvarious strains of marijuana,edibles, tinctures and oils.All members are requiredto have a doctor’s certifi-cate, provide identificationand must be an adult. Shewouldn’t say where shegets her products but saidit is of the highest qualityand tested in independentlaboratories.“Most people I talk to are

very, very happy that theservice is here,” she said,noting the next nearest dis-pensary is in Nelson, abouta four-hour drive.The Courier told Vi-

sion Vancouver Coun.Kerry Jang that Kimberleyis believed to be the firstmunicipality in Canada toissue a business licence toa dispensary. Jang said hewasn’t aware of Kimberleycouncil’s decision.“That may be, but it

doesn’t really matter to mewhether we’re first or sec-ond,” he said. “What’s im-portant is, as far as I know,that we’re the first munici-pality in Canada to havea proper set of bylaws tomanage dispensaries — anactual full category to man-age this. We have actualregulations tied to healthprinciples that nobody hasever done before.”

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Tracey Hart stood onthe end of a jetty at theGranville Island’s MaritimeMarket and Marina andlooked towards the BurrardBridge, the city’s last man-made connector before theinlet gapes into the sea.Hart is a boater and is

from land-locked To-ronto, so being with her islike looking at Vancouverthrough new eyes; shepointed out pairs of duckspaddling in the boatinglanes in the marina, theway the water rippledwith the currents andbreeze, and took notice-able, contented breaths.“One thing that’s hard

to explain to somebodyis the feeling of once youstep on that boat,” saidHart. “Something hap-pens, you know you reallydo feel something differ-

ent. It’s about escape,leaving your cares andworries behind.”Hart works for Discover

Boating Canada, a publicawareness group, which ismanaged by the NationalMarine ManufacturersAssociation on behalf ofthe North American rec-reational boating indus-try. Discover Boating wasat the floating compo-nent of the 54th annualVancouver Boat Showheld last Wednesday toSunday and was givingfree on-water workshopscalled Hands On SkillTraining aboard theirpowercraft and sailboat tolandlubbers and seasonedboaters alike.“People really get to

experience basic, simplemaneuvers to simplifyclose-quarters handling,for instance, how to docka boat,” Hart said. “Ithink some people maybe

feel uncomfortable or ner-vous about it and I thinksome people think dock-ing a boat is like driving acar into the driveway.”It’s not. One of the Dis-

cover Boating’s instruc-tors once said docking aboat is probably similar todriving a spaceship; thereare tools such as thrustersto help guide watercraftin. Hart said the programaims to make people feelcomfortable behind thewheel and it’s just part ofthe Discover Boating’sofferings during the boatshow, which also includedboat shopping guides anddockside safety.Hart remembered the

face of one woman whotook the workshop atthe Toronto Boat Showwhere its floating compo-nent is actually a tem-porary lake that takes upall the floor space in theRicoh Coliseum.

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Tracey Hart is the director ofmarketing for Discover Boating Canada, which put on free boatingwork-shops for the public during the 54th annual Vancouver Boat Showheld lastWednesday to Sunday atB.C. Place andGranville Island’s MaritimeMarket andMarina.See photo gallery at vancourier.com PHOTOREBECCA BLISSETT


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Boating is a year-long floating vacation says enthusiast“She had just bought a

boat, and was really excitedbut really, really nervous,”Hart said. “But, at the endof the workshop she wasbeaming, she was just sohappy. When I hear that,that’s my job done — bringme another one.”The boat selector tool on

Discover Boating’s website(discoverboating.ca) isits most popular featurebecause it is a practicalstarting point whether new

boaters are looking fora craft to hang out withfriends on a lake (bowrid-er) or want a water-skiingboat with a sleeping area(cuddy cabin). No mat-ter the craft, boaters arealmost always in a morepositive state of mindthrough connecting withnature, feel healthier andfitter, and have an overallbetter quality of life thanthose who don’t, accord-ing to Hart who said those

facts are supported withhealth and lifestyle surveys.And that happiness

doesn’t necessarily justcome down to money,either, she added.“You know what, it’s re-

ally about finding the bud-get that works for you. Youdon’t need a new boat. Anoff the top of my head com-parison is a four-week, four-person vacation to Florida.That costs the same asgoing boating all year,” said

Hart. “Which would yourather do? Personally, I’drather do boating.”While there are different

price points for differentbudgets, boats with six-figure price tags outnum-bered dinghies, inflatablesand personal water craftsat the floating show. It wasstill fun, judging by thepiles of shoes on deck mats,to climb aboard somethinglike the Prestige 550, whichadvertised “excellent layout

with three staterooms, hy-draulic swim platform andadvanced construction.”The boat show price was$1,290,000 US — duty in-cluded. Among the yachtswas the Fraser Lifeboat,which belongs to theCanadian Lifeboat Institu-tion. CLI’s Brian Cook,along with chief engineerBruce Docherty, showedoff the 47-foot craft, theorganization’s newest ac-quisition that once worked

the unforgiving coasts offthe United Kingdom andIreland under its formermoniker The FamousGrouse.Speaking of names, Dis-

covery Boating’s sailboat,christened Escape, glidedinto place at the marinawith another four wind-swept and smiling students.A fitting name, Hart

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Israel has just approved aplan to bring what are believedto be the last 9,000 EthiopianJews to Israel. It will be theculmination of several decadesof migration that has seen anancient Jewish communityin the east African countrycompletely relocated.The airlift will have particu-

lar relevance to one Vancou-ver man. Doron Yona’sgrandfather was one of thefirst Ethiopian Jews to travelto Jerusalem and would laterleadmany of his Ethiopiancoreligionists in amass migra-tion to the Jewish state. It is atale of astonishing transitionsand the coalescence of twostreams of Jewish life that hadbeen separated, possibly formillennia. Yona will share hisgrandfather’s story this week-end at LimmudVancouver,a festival of Jewish learningthat is now an annual event inVancouver andmore than 60other locations worldwide.Yona’s grandfather, Yona

Bogale, was born in 1908 inthe village ofWolleka, Ethio-pia, one of the population

centres for Beta Israel, as theEthiopian Jews call them-selves. He was descendedfrom a line of Jewish traditionthat is not reliably traceable.Some say the Ethiopian Jewsmigrated around the time ofKing Solomon, 3,000 yearsago. Other scholars suggestthey congregated in the areamore like 1,500 years ago,living in about 500 villagesthroughout the north of thecountry. In either case, the“discovery” in the early20th century of a people inEthiopia scrupulously follow-ing Jewish religious texts andpractices piquedmore thana little interest among otherJewish communities, as wellas sociologists.We have all heard the

stories of “specimens” ofhumanity being snatchedby European explorers andturned into circus-like mu-seum exhibits. Yona is carefulto insist this is not what hap-pened with his grandfather.Yona Bogale was taken fromhis village around the age of13 to Jerusalem.“Generations on they had

dreamed to come to Israel butthey couldn’t,” Yona says. “It

was only in a fantasy. So tocome, not just to Israel, but toJerusalem, youmade a dreamcome true for people thatdidn’t have a chance to seethat. Of course it was some-thing very, very exciting.”Still, Yona says his grandfa-

ther had to pressure hisparents to let him go, but thatthis may have beenmadeeasier by the fact that a fewof the village’s teachers hadalreadymade themove. Bo-gale spent most of a decadereceiving a traditional Jewish

education there, as well as inGermany and Switzerland.After his studies, Bogale

would return to Ethiopia andlead a constellation of Jew-ish schools that educated alargely illiterate population asthey began a shockingly rapidinterface with a larger Jewishworld that was itself on thecusp of tectonic change.For generations, Yona says,

the Jews of Ethiopia has spokenof, dreamed of and prayed forJerusalem. For his grandfather,and those first fewmembers of

Beta Israel to see the holy city,it was the culmination of anancestral dream.

It was one of the things theJews of Ethiopia shared withtheir disconnected cousinsaround the world: a centuries-old longing and prayer to returnto the land fromwhich theywere dispersed in Roman times.“The Jews of Ethiopia, they

prayed for so long to cometo Israel,” says Yona. Thestate of Israel was created in1948 and amillion Jews fromthroughout theMiddle EastandNorth Africa moved there— some willingly, manymoreexpelled by governments orforced into exile by anti-Semit-ic violence. But Ethiopian Jewslargely remained where theywere until the 1970s whencircumstances there began todeteriorate.Yona’s mother moved to

Israel in 1956, among the veryfirst in what, by the end of the20th century, would becomea wave of migration. Hisgrandfather and father came in1971. Yona Bogale, who diedin 1989, became a renownedleader in the Ethiopian Jewishcommunity in Israel.A series of airlifts brought

migrants, including Yona’snow-wife, at the height of theEthiopian famine in 1984,and during political upheavalin 1991. There are now about125,000 Ethiopian Jews andtheir descendants in Israel.But things are not per-

fect. Though legally equal,discrimination against blackcitizens remains and Ethio-pian-descended Israelis earnless than the national average.Despite his family’s promi-nence in themigration of JewsfromEthiopia to Israel, Yonaand his wife decided four yearsago that life would be betterin Canada for themselves andtheir two young children.Given that the Ethiopian

Jewsmanaged for centuriesof isolation to continue theirtraditions, is there any senseof loss as the last of thosemove to Israel and, inevitably,become absorbed in that vastethnic and cultural meltingpot? Yona is not nostalgic.“Nobody will say that he re-grets that he came to Israel,”he says. “No one will say that.They are so proud of whothey are, where they are…To come to Israel… it was adream.”

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1.UBC-trained opera singer NeemaBickersmith co-created and performsCentury Song for Toronto’s VolcanoTheatre at this year’s PuSh Festival.Billed as “a wordless chronicle of the ages,”Century Song features Bickersmith us-ing her voice and body to explore the manyidentities that our history connects her to,against a backdrop of shifting visuals anda range of music, from Rachmaninoff toJohn Cage to a new commission by Cana-dian composer Reza Jacobs. It runs Feb.2 to 6 at the Cultch. Tickets and details atpushfestival.ca.

2. Funny dudeDavid Cross (Mr. Show,Arrested Development) returns to hisstandup comedy roots after a hiatus andperforms an early and late show, Feb. 2, atthe Vogue Theatre as part of hisMakingAmerica Great Again! tour and a pre-cursor to the Just for Laughs NorthwestComedy Festival. Details and tickets atjflnorthwest.com.

3. The Cinematheque screens the Vancou-ver premiere of formerMaclean’s magazinefilm critic Brian D. Johnson’s first feature-length documentary, Al PurdyWas Here,about much-loved Canadian poet and nud-istAl Purdy, Jan. 28, 31 and Feb. 3. Showtimes at thecinematheque.ca.

4. Vancity Theatre does your yearly officeOscar pool a solid by screening this year’sOscar nominated short films (live ac-tion), including Henry Hughes’Day One,and the Oscar-nominated animated shorts,Jan 29 to Feb. 27. Details at viff.org.

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Terrence Turner’s documentary screening ofacclaimed Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli atthe Kay Meek Centre benefited the NeekooSociety and its efforts to provide student schol-arships and bursaries to Iranian-Canadians.

Central City’s Andrew Schoonen, and brew-master Gary Lohin revealed their latest, aBelgium style barrel-aged sour brown ale, attheir Beatty Street beer-drinking hot spot.

Artistic directors Norman Armour (PuSh, left) and Bill Millerd (ArtsClub, right) presented Rick Miller’s BOOM at the Granville Island Stage.The actor, playwright and genius behind the one-manmulti-mediashow explores the baby boomer generation in a rapid-fire history lessonfilled with music and impressions.

HIGH NOTES: The Vancouver Con-vention Centre transformed into an ele-gant ballroom for the Vancouver Sympho-ny Orchestra’s signature fundraiser. Partychairs AJ Mclean and Karin Smith, alongwith newly named president Kelly Tweed-dale, formerly of Seattle Opera, led the26th running of the Vancouver SymphonyBall. Braving the wet weather, more than500 guests arrived dressed to the nines forthe fittingly themed Singin’ In the Raingala-do of fine wine, food and philan-thropy. Before waltzing the night away tothe company’s entire 78-member band,the well-heeled crowd of influencers,financiers and developers emptied theirpockets and designer wallets of $750,000to support the extensive performance andeducation activities of the VSO.

SCULPTOR FETED:The NeekooSociety — a wonderful group of do-goodersfrom the Iranian Canadian Communitywho have come together to provide good-ness and guidance to others — presenteda benefit featuring celebrated Iranian artistParviz Tanavoli, considered the father ofmodern Iranian sculpture. Tanavoli’s workscan be found in many prestigious galleriesworldwide, including the British Museum,the Metropolitan and Tate Modern. Theacclaimed sculptor, who makes his homein West Vancouver, was on hand for thescreening of Poetry in Bronze, TerrenceTurner’s documentary film chronicling thesculptor’s journey of creation, which hasspanned three continents and more thanhalf a century. The night’s proceeds willsupport student scholarships and bursariesfor the next generation of Iranian-Canadianleaders.

STUDENTWELCOME:UBC’s ArabStudents Association, International Rela-tions Students Association, STAND andSocial Justice Centre recently presented theSyrian Refugee Benefit Gala, staged at theRoundhouse Community Centre. Threehundred guests gathered to enjoy a three-course, Middle Eastern-inspired dinner andto support the efforts of settlement agencyMOSAIC and its charity refugee programdedicated to helping recent immigrants in-tegrate into local communities. In additionto the fine food and musical performances,attendees heard first-hand heartfelt andheartbreaking stories from Syrians MajdAgha and Ghufran Alrez who lived throughthe crisis, and now, along with some 2,500other newcomers, call B.C. their adoptedhome. Upwards of $10,000 was raised fromthe student initiative.

Helping build greater cultural understandingbetween Iranians and Canadians, communityleaders Saeedeh and Sean Salem fronted theintimate evening with world-renowned Iraniansculptor Parviz Tanavoli.

Donnelly Groupbeer ambassador LiamPeyton,left, hosted Parallel 49 brewmastersHiroshiTsukada andGrahamWith as they tapped andpoured their latest creation—aKnobCreekbourbonbarrel-aged Imperial Chocolate Stout atButcher &Bullock’s Smorgasbord night.

Symphony Ball founder Naz Khosrowshahiwelcomed the Vancouver Orchestra’s newlyminted president Kelly Tweeddale to thegala’s 26th staging at the Convention Centre.Striking a chord with gala-goers, the eventgenerated $750,000 for the company.

UBC Arab Students Association’s Noor Yousefwelcomed recent newcomer Ghufran Alrezto the Syrian Refugee Benefit Gala held at theRoundhouse Community Centre. Upwards of$10,000 was raised to support MOSAIC’s refu-gee settlement programs.

From left, Ryan Spong, Kaeli Robinsong and Jason Sussman celebrateTacofino’s first year in Gastown by giving back to the community. Pro-ceeds of half-price fish tacos sold on Jan. 30 will benefit Potluck Café, aDowntown Eastside program that creates jobs and healthy food plansfor its area residents.

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A night out at the moviesincreasingly feels like a tripto a big casino. You slapdown a fair chunk of changeto partake in sensory assaultwith an attached risk ofregret.As someone chroni-

cally averse to gambling, Iprefer the odds offered byNetflix. For less than theprice of a movie ticket, I canbinge myself catatonic for amonth.The ascent in TV pro-

gramming quality arguablydates back to the premiereof the HBO series TheSopranos in 1999. Thedescent in American filmquality has been on a shal-lower grade, over a longerperiod. In the late ’70s,actor Paul Newman sup-posedly observed that thebiggest Academy Awardwinners of the time were“two robots and a rub-ber shark” — a referenceto George Lucas’s comicdroids in Star Wars andSteven Spielberg’s fakemaneater in Jaws.Lucas and Spielberg

expertly set the tone fordramatic action in the ’70s,and computer-generatedimagery raised the bar forimpossible scenes from the’80s on. Seeing the writ-ing on the box office wall,Hollywood studios shelvedscripts for challenging,socially relevant films infavour of sequel-friendly,green-screened juvenilia.I saw the first Star Wars

flick as a teen. Whelmed-over I was, as Yoda mighthave said; but it didn’tpenetrate my psyche to itscore. Different story withthe elementary school set,who found their gen-Xtouchstones of mythic

heroism in a movie serial.Unfortunately, the firstthree Star Wars episodeswere followed by a series ofhead-scratching prequelsthat were as much enragingas entertaining.In a literal disenfranchise-

ment, I got off the Lucasbus when the cutesy-pooEwoks appeared in Returnof the Jedi—16 years beforeJar Jar Binks shucked andjived his way through ThePhantomMenace. (IndustrialLight andMagic conceivedthe latter character withtoy-buying kids in mind,not adults, according to the2010 documentary The Peo-ple Versus George Lucas. Theserial was never intended togrow with its aging fanbase,a la JK Rowling’sHarry Pot-ter productions.)But I’m a curious sort.

With the hype and crowdsdwindling for Star Wars:The Force Awakens, Ithought I’d take a gambleon the Disneyfied reboot.I did it up right by paying$6.75 on half-price Tues-day for a bare bones 2D,non-THX screening. Justlike back in the ’70s.*SPOILER ALERTDirector JJ Abrams

went back to the originaldocument to honour thememory of Lucas’s pre-CGI space opera. There areno surprises, as he retellsthe first tale right down tothe Rebellion’s destructionof a (bigger) Death Star.Actor Harrison Ford

reportedly wanted hischaracter Hans Solo killedoff years ago. Just as JohnCleese says he couldn’twalk down a street foryears without someoneyelling, “do the SillyWalk,” I imagine Fordhasn’t been able to ventureinto a pub for decadeswithout someone saying,

“Please don’t shoot me,Hans Solo!”And here he is, a senior

shuffling through anotherextraterrestrial bar scenewith all the vim of a manascending the gallows withan eight-figure cheque inhis pocket. He might as wellhave been wearing a signaround his neck reading,“I’d rather be in Carbonite”(which appears to have beenused to set Carrie Fisher’sface as General Leia, by theway).But as they say in the

auto ads, “your mileagemay vary.” There’s beenplenty of rave reviews fromcritics and viewers alike forthis curiously stilted pro-duction. Perhaps we’re talk-ing about a peculiar formof Stockholm syndrome.After all, this film franchise/marketing juggernaut kid-napped the imaginations ofgen-X kids years ago. Nowadults, these folks want tobelieve with the intensityof FoxMulder. But whatthey’re buying into is steril-ized kids’ stuff, applied witha gauze of adult nostalgia bythe Mouse.Great American films

with adult themes stillget made, but they takea back seat to ass-kickingmesomorphs in unitardsand armour. Hollywood’sone-size-fits-all output,increasingly geared towardthe Asian market, haseasily-translated dialogueand themes unlikely to raisered flags with censors inChina.You can interpret

that as a welcome movetoward colour-blindpanglobalism, or anotherquestionable entertain-ment trend traceable backto The Empire. Not LordVader’s, but Lucas andSpielberg’s.

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topped the list andSydney, Australia camein second, we are prettyconfident that Vancou-ver leads the pack inpublicizing this inconse-quential study that fallson the heels of dozens ofother studies, reports anddream journals over thepast 10 years remindingeveryone that it’s expen-sive to live here.While our colleague,

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Abe Vigoda’s death was ahot topic of conversationaround the Courier watercooler Tuesday. (Techni-cally, it’s a Kamboochacooler.) And much likethe Internet, which theCourier tries to modelitself after right downto the way we interactwith one another (#4re-alz), the most commonreaction to news of theformer Barney Miller

star’s death at the age of94 was either “finally!”or “I thought he wasdead already.” We mayhave contributed someof those callous remarks.And for that we are sorry.But to be fair, “Mistak-

en reports of his death”is the third category inVigoda’s Wikipedia pro-file, right after early lifeand career, and ahead ofpersonal life, filmogra-phy, television work andsexual adventures whilewearing sock garters. Wemay have made that lastone up, and for that, weare once again sorry.That said, perhaps

in a bit of karmic come-uppance, we did somerough calculations ofVigoda’s age when heappeared in The Godfa-ther and Barney Miller,and it’s really not thatfar away for us, providedwe don’t die from glib-ness. Seriously, we’renot good with our emo-tions or addressing ourown mortality. Onceagain, sorry.

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Is living in Vancouver mak-ing you feel disconnected,lonely, or possibly unhealthy?We are led to believe it is abig problem here.Organizations such as the

Vancouver Foundation havereleased survey results thatsuggest we have a neighbour-liness deficit. Even themayorfelt compelled to strike a taskforce to brainstorm a wayout of our not-so-splendidisolation.Our city’s dog owners,

on the other hand, probablywonder what all the fuss wasabout. That is because fewthings bring people out oftheir homes and interactingwith their neighbours likedog walking.A new study from theHu-

man Animal Bond ResearchInitiative (HABRI) Founda-tion concludes that thereare profound benefits to oursociety through our relation-ships with pets.Should our city’s plan-

ners and engineers thereforeconsider pet ownership as weshape our surroundings?The diverse health out-

comes from pet ownershipare familiar to many, such asreductions in stress and anxi-ety, and lower blood pres-

sure. There is some evidencethat animal therapy has posi-tive effects on Alzheimer’spatients, and rehabilitationfor children.TheHABRI report—

which was sponsored by petindustry suppliers— is thefirst to put a dollar figureon these benefits. It lookedat the reductions in visits tophysicians’ offices and theway dog walking reducesobesity rates, and calculatedthat billions are saved acrossthe continent in annualhealthcare costs.We fret over the supposed

lack of human interaction thatresults from urban living. Lastsummer, an earnest “SayHito a Stranger” campaign waseven begun to address this.The interactions between

people might have beenmore frequent and less awk-ward, however, if there wasan animal involved.Pets, like many other

common interests, have anamazing capacity to bringtheir owners together withstrangers.Whether it is in theleafy suburbs or our denseurban centres, we interactmore successfully when wehave our animals at our side.It is said that in Vancou-

ver just over one-third ofhouseholds have a dog. Lookaround and you will spot

them everywhere. The dogpopulation is estimated to beup to 150,000 in Vancouveralone.Recent studies saymil-

lennials are driving up therates of dog ownership. Notsurprisingly, it is younger dogowners who are the first tobuild social bonds amongresidents in a condo building.Speaking from experience,

it is easy to see how dogwalkers ambling around ourneighbourhoodsmake com-munities safer.Dogs pull people together

in an effort to meet the othercanines, not the other wayaround.While the dogs havetheir sniff, people will oftenexchange information abouthome break-ins or when theysee a shady character casingsomeone’s garage.Dog owners are not the

only people creating con-nections in our city. ThenewCatfe in InternationalVillage, where cat lovers canassemble with friendly felinesover a cup of coffee, has beena sensational success.Two amazing things hap-

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park boards have struggledto strike a balance. Thisyear, they promise the “mostambitious review of dogs inparks in park board history.”We can be certain that

whatever the outcome, it willgarner a lot of the public’sattention.Oddly, nowhere in the

52-page report from afore-mentioned mayor’s taskforce are pets mentioned asa catalyst for strengtheningour communities.Yet, the evidence is over-

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ning of sipping some of B.C.’sbest local wines paired withwonderfully delicious gourmetbites. Saturday we wereinvited to the Pacific PrimeRestaurant andQuails’ GateWinemaker’s Dinner showcas-ing Beach Club executive chefRickDavidson’s fine diningcuisine. Davidson’s menu washeavily influenced by fresh andlocal, which resulted in amaz-ing flavours.This year’s festival runs

from Feb. 18 to 21. ParksvilleUncorked benefits Variety –Children’s Charity and RotaryClub Parksville. For ticketsand information, visit parks-villequalicumbeach.com.For the outdoor enthusiast

here is mymust-do list:

CathedralGroveMy parents used to live in

Parksville and a visit to theisland with my teenage sonsover the years always involved

a walk through CathedralGrove. For those who ven-ture to Tofino, you pass Ca-thedral Grove on your way.It is part of the MacMillanProvincial Park, nestled at thetop end of Cameron Lake,only minutes from QualicumBeach and Parksville.Cathedral Grove is a lush

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tem. Taking in the 800-year-old massive Douglas fir treesmakes you feel small.

HorneLakeCavesVancouver Island has the

distinction of being home tothe highest concentration ofcaves in North America andmore explored limestone cavesthan in all other Canadianprovinces combined. Vancou-ver Island is so rich in caves,withmore than 1,000, it’scommonly referred to as the“Island of Caves.” In 2015,Horne Lake Caves ProvincialPark was voted Best NaturalOutdoor Site in B.C. byDesti-nation B.C.You can opt to explore a

public cave on your own orparticipate in a guidedHorneLake cave tour. (I recommendthe tour as our guide was awealth of interesting and his-torical tidbits.) FromOctobertoMay, a creek flows throughthe caves, turning them froma normally quiet environment

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Long before springarrives, a joyful numberof shrubs and trees startflowering when tem-

peratures rise even a little.Aside from bright blooms,many are also richly fra-grant and have a very longblooming period.One of these is Viburnum

bodnantense. This has clus-ters of small buds, whichopen a few pink flowerseven before Christmas.The buds close tight in coldspells but unfold into headsof perfumed flowers inevery mild period.These are nice when

grown within sight of awindow. Viburnum is nota space-hog because itsearly growth tends to bevertical while later the topsof older branches do reachout a little. But it’s easyto control by pruning andremoving one old stem atground level every yearor two. This triggers newstems to grow and replacethem.One of the most eye-

catching trees in earlyspring is the witch hazel.Two supremely fragrantyellow-flowered variet-ies are dubbed “Arnold’sPromise” and “Pallida.”Any one of these can per-fume an entire yard. Butit’s important to know thatnot all yellow-floweredwitch hazels are fragrant.The orange-flowering

witch hazel “Jelena” andthe copper-red “Diane”are both non-fragrant, butvery beautiful. Besides redflowers, Diane also offerscopper-red leaves in fall.Eventually, all these witchhazels grow slowly intolarge trees.Witch hazels are im-

mune to the easternfilbert blight, but they

do have a totally differ-ent failing —a tendencyto produce suckers. Thishappens because all or-namental witch hazels aregrafted onto a medicinalspecies, which producestiny flowers in fall. Cut-ting witch hazel branchestends to trigger shootsfrom this rootstock.Another beautiful

January-flowering shrub isCamellia sasanqua. It’s ev-ergreen and hardy to ourclimate although it prefersa sheltered spot and win-ter mulching. Flowers aremainly single in varietiesfrom red (“Yuletide” isred) through to variouspinks and white.All three of these trees

can be grown in largecontainers, though keep-ing them dwarf enoughto fit, means periodicallyremoving them from thepot and root pruning plustop pruning.A beautiful and very

fragrant shrub, whichflowers about now isDaphne mezereum. Theflowers vary from deep topale pink (rarely white)and the bush usually stopsat three feet high andwide. This Daphne needsgood drainage and a leandiet. It’s hugely drought-resistant and grows easilyfrom its bright red, poi-sonous berries though youhave to be quick to getthem before wildlife does.This Daphne can fit

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Her upscale take on playful meets traditionalwas detailed perfectly to suit her personaltaste, which is what we— as designers — tryto achieve for each of our clients: a beautifullydesigned space that is a true reflection of thepersonalities of those who call it home.

This week we are touring a recent projectof Gillian’s firm— one close to her heart,as it was the renovation and redesign of herparents’ house. Combining modern updateswith handcrafted statement pieces, the effect isstriking. Segal’s mother gave us a tour.

OCCUPANTDr. Philip and Anda Teal -— and theirGerman shepherd and sheltie.

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22 years ago and recently re-renovated(bathrooms, kitchen, dining room) with ourdaughter, who is an interior designer.

MAJOR SELLING FEATUREThe cottage look and vibe charmed us.It’s on a private corner lot with trees forthe squirrels and birds (which we loveto watch) and is located in Kerrisdale.We love the updated/contemporarycottage feel.

FIRST THING I CHANGEDWe gutted and renovated the house,adding an upstairs. We decided to keepthe footprint of the house, and clad it inshingles to honour the heritage of thehome. We added a bank of southern-exposed French windows and doors thatspan the living, dining and kitchen areas.

FEATURE I BRAG ABOUTA mirror hanging in our dining room,handcrafted by our daughter, Gillian (ofGillian Segal Design) and her colleagueKatherine Gordon (of Nexus Construction).

THAT ONE CONVERSATION PIECEThe Andre Petterson painting of a horsekneeling at a pond. Having had onedaughter that is an equestrian, this piecereflects our love of horses.

THE DÉCORWe are very organic people — we loveanimals and the outdoors — and this isreflected by what is on the walls. While I lovea more traditional cottage look, my husbandgravitates towards more contemporarypieces. I love neutrals and he loves colours,so our updates were all about ways to marryboth of our loves in one space.

THE STORY BEHIND THE ART/ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLESThe floors are one of our favourite features

of the house. They’re quarter cut oakfloorboards that were salvaged from amansion on Bellevue Drive in Vancouver,the wood had been custom milled for aballroom, and there was sufficient wood forthe entire main level. We recently had it re-stained and it looks just as good as whenwe moved in over 20 years ago.

DOWNSIDESNow that the children are out, it is a littlebig for just the two of us.

NEIGHBOURHOOD HAUNTSBlaqsheep for coffee, La Buca for dinner.

COMPARED TO YOUR LAST PLACEOur last place was a rental. This house isfull of warmth and character.

FAVOURITE APARTMENT/HOUSE/CONDO ACTIVITYGatherings with family/friends in ourkitchen/dining/living areas.

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The general accent lies on happiness, socialdelights, popularity, optimism and wish fulfillment.If single, a flirtation could lead to somethingmore. Sunday/Monday bring financial, investmentand intimate opportunities. Your intuitionis high Sunday morning about government,manufacturing, corporate, management andspiritual zones, but it’s like having a flashlight in alabyrinth – the maze remains a mystery.

The main emphasis, now to February 18, lieson romance, creative and speculative projects,sports and games, gambling, art, beauty andpleasure, teaching, and charming kids. You’reriding a wee winning streak! (It would be a bigwinning streak, but the planet of luck, Jupiter, is“hiding on you” until September. Next Februarywill bring a big winning streak.) Sunday/Mondayare for money.

Everything points toward home, Taurus – parent/kid relations, rest and recuperation, gardening,landscaping, security, retirement savings, nutrition,and love. This is a time (to late February) to build upand strengthen your foundations, rather than trying tosurf the top of the wave of ambition, status or prestige.Humility is your friend, protector and benefactor fora few weeks. Sunday/Monday bring relationships,relocation themes, public dealings and opportunities.

Until February 18, the focus for you lies onhome, domesticity, family, children/parentrelations, security, garden, nutrition, on a breakfrom pressures and a restful rejuvenation. Don’thesitate to take brief naps, to eat well. Hug yourkids. You’re in the spotlight Sun./Mon. – yourcharisma and energy rise, others notice you.Get out and mingle, start new projects or tacklechores that formerly intimidated you.

The general accent lies on far travel, internationalaffairs, the big picture, social and cultural rituals(weddings, bat mitzvahs, etc.) intellectual pursuits,publishing/media, etc. You feel mellow, wise andcompassionate. Real love might grow, evenmarriagecould occur. (Geminis whomarry or “newly love” thisFebruary will reap the reward of a happy, friendly,prosperous home life, but not especially a romanticresult. For single seniors, this is a good theme.)

Until February 18, the main accent lies onerrands, communications, restlessness, lightreading, news media, siblings and casual friends,short trips and visits. You’ll be busy, but thestakes are not high, so enjoy the travelling andthe social side of all this. Retreat and rest Sun./Mon. Contemplate, plan, and examine yourfuture (which resides in your past). Deal withgovernment, charities and spiritual organizations.

Life opens its cupboard of mysteries, secrets,revelations, financial nuggets, sexual lures, andpossibilities – huge possibilities. Be a detective – liftthe rugs to see what’s hidden. Invest and/or reducedebt. (If a deflationary period is upon us – and laststo 2023 to 26 – reducing debt is essential, andgood investments are few.) This period (to February18) also favours health diagnoses, lifestyle changes,alterations in nutrition, and therapy/counselling.

For the next 18 days, your money fortunes shouldslowly improve. However, that improvement mightbe a little distant this week, as your earnings andpossessions are “bumped” by disruptive forcesSunday, Fri. and Sat. Your charm and grace remainhigh this week and next. Someone might becontemplating a love affair with you. For your part,you can be attracted to someone sensually, but notmuch intellectually or emotionally.

Your intuition is very good about investment,financial and sexual situations Sunday before 1pm (PST) – but it’s as if your intuition sees tenmiles of opportunity within a thousand-mile circleof danger. Don’t commit. An “argument” this evecould open your eyes to how your mate seesthings. If you do want to invest, invest in yourhome, your children’s future, or in real estate,Monday daytime.

The accent is on you, Aquarius. You’re the leader untilFebruary 18. Others look to you for suggestions, topoint the way. Start significant new projects, especiallyin financial, sexual, lifestyle and health zones. (Readmy note about deflation and debt before you investtoo heavily, though. Bonds are usually a goodinvestment if deflation lasts – which it might.) Seeand be seen, display your abilities. If you’re single,opportunities for physical intimacy will abound.

The monthly accent (to February 18) lies on work,service, machinery/tools, dependents, repairs,vitamins and nutrition, and daily health. Eat anddress sensibly. This week and next, thoughts oflove drift through your mind. You’re growing slowlycloser to someone – but remember, if single, youshould wait until May 2017 onward to co-habit withsomeone new. (In love, that is – roommates, etc.are fine – except that, if you’re single, a roommatecould awaken desire.)

The general accent, Pisces, lies on quietude, restand recuperation, self-examination, spirituality,yoga, meditation, contemplation and planning, untilFebruary 18. Deal with civil servants, institutionsand corporate head offices, be charitable. Sunday/Monday awaken your cultural and intellectualinstincts. Sunday to 1 pm (PST) favours youpersonally – things just flow sweetly. But this eve/night needs caution, especially in money – don’t bewishful, nor mix money and friends.

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Brenda Robbinscould becomefirst Canadianto row acrossPacific Ocean

Megan [email protected]

Perched on the tinyseat of a stationary rowingmachine on the groundfloor of the InternationalBoat Show at B.C. Place,Brenda Robbins was aquarter of the way to herdestination when “mindover matter” simply wasn’tenough to power her any-more. She was gunning fora Guinness World Record.To meet it, she’d have tostay on that seat, rowingfor 81 hours.“I learned that the psy-

chological challenge is evenmore challenging than Iever imagined,” she saidafter starting her row at 10a.m. Jan. 20 and stoppingthe next afternoon. “Uponreaching that physical limitwhen pain is setting in andsleep deprivation is havingits effects, the will to keepgoing was the biggest limitI hit.”Robbins, who grew up

in a land-locked town inManitoba and now callsthe West End home, saidthe feeling was surreal.She couldn’t will her bodyforward. She rowed for 26hours, setting a women’srecord in the effort to rownearly three times longer.“When the physical

challenge hit its limit —pain, exhaustion, dizziness— I was surprised that Iwasn’t better able to over-come it psychologically,to tell my mind to pushthrough it,” she said.In the tremendous ef-

fort, Robbins moved at aslow pace but nonethelessrowed nearly 175 kilome-tres at seven km/h.But in fact, her record

row is just the warm-up fora much more significantfeat. This summer, Rollinswill attempt to cover nearly4,000 km— 2,400 milesas a straight line but morelike 3,000 miles because ofwind, waves and open water— from California to Ha-waii as part of a four-wom-an team in the Great PacificRace. If successful, she willbe the first Canadian to rowacross the Pacific Ocean.Naturally, she and the

Daring Greatly Crew wantto break a record and setthe benchmark as the fast-est women’s team to makethe journey. They willaspire to cover between 50and 70 miles each day.“When I first got in-

terested in ocean rowing,the record didn’t appealto me at all,” she said. “Ijust wanted to get on theocean and pursue my ownjourney across. But youlearn about the records andother people who are mak-ing attempts, and it’s like,I can do that. They aregoals within a goal. There

is something to that.”In their own words,

the Great Pacific Races is“the biggest, baddest hu-man endurance challengeon the planet.” Openrow boats with interna-tional crews of two or fourpeople compete in thisepic journey. The modern,Western history of openocean rowing dates to1896 when a $10,000 cashprize spurred two NewJersey fisherman to testthemselves on the Atlan-tic. The first successfulcrossing of the Pacific wasrecorded in 1971.Robbins is preparing to

spend between 30 and 80days at sea without sailsor engines, rowing for twohours and resting for thenext two before picking upthe oars for two more hoursand then repeating until herteam reaches Waikiki Beach.“You can always adjust it

as the team feels is neededthough the longer a breakyou take, the longer you willbe rowing as well. This isconventional and seems to

be the tried-and-true meth-od of all the ocean teams.“I’m very motivated,”

she said. “Right away,it was in my head that Iwanted to do this.”She learned about the

Great Pacific Race follow-ing its inaugural year in2013 and immediately setout to learn everything shecould. She launches outof Jericho Sailing Club,mostly to paddle andkayak, and keeps a station-ary rowing machine in herapartment. She planned asolo row of the Atlantic,but left that to pursue theGreat Pacific Race.She will try to consume

roughly 5,000 calories aday through high-caloricfreeze dried food. Duringher 26-hour indoor row,she ate salmon, fruit, co-conut oil on crackers, andprotein smoothies. Shewas able to take a 10-min-ute break every hour.On the ocean, there

will be little reprieve, butgetting there is one of thebiggest challenges.

“They say that, evenharder than rowing theocean, is getting preparedfor the race financially andlogistically,” said Robbins.She is fundraising

through GoFundMe for hertransportation to Californiaand for supplies during thetrip.Her goal is $45,000

and a large portion of theproceeds will benefit theLeukemia and LymphomaSociety of Canada.Robbins’ father died in

2013 of acute leukemia.“He was really easy

to get along with evenwhen it came to having aterminal illness, he nevercomplained and he was areally positive and sup-portive person.“I feel that he always

had confidence in me.Whatever I set my mindto, I would follow throughon and do it safely and tothe best of my ability.”Follow Robbins’ prepa-

ration and race on herblog at rowforblood.ca.

@MHStewart

The ranking for VancouverCanadians co-owner JakeKerr on the Toronto Sun listof most influential Canadiansin baseball. Recognition isfor record attendance. Lastyear, Kerr came in at No. 34.(Record attendance plus a

championship.)

66On the same Sun list, theranking for Thunderbirdsbaseball coach and nowdirector of UBC Baseball,

Terry McKaig. Over 18 years asmanager, he went 548-353-1.He rises from No. 73 last year.

23The number of points LangaraFalcon Ravi Basra scored ina triple-double performancein a 90-79 win over the

CBC Bearcats Jan. 23. TheWindermere graduate added11 rebounds and 10 assists.

: On break-throughs and accidents…

6.5The height of Zain Ali whoaveraged a double-doublewith 14 points and 11rebounds for the Tupper

Tigers senior boys basketballteam before the centre broke

his wrist Jan. 15,ending his season.

“Peopleask, how is this littleguygetting 10 reboundsagame?Heknowswhere theballis goingbefore it gets there.”—Langara Falcons men’s basketball coach Paul Eberhardt on thebasketball IQ of Ravi Basra, a five-foot-11 starting guard and Windermeresecondary grad who averages 16 points, five rebounds and seven assistsa game and leads the Pacwest with a 78 percentage from the line.

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Sports & Recreation

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One Giant is in and an-other Giant is out, this timeindefinitely.Vancouver forward Tyler

Benson will not play inthe NHL Top ProspectGame on Thursday night atPacific Coliseum, the WHLclub announcedMonday.Teammate Ty Ronning willtake his place.Benson, a top-ranked

left-winger who is expectedto go in the first round of theNHLDraft this summer,has been injured with an un-disclosed lower-body injuryand has been in and out ofthe lineup. Hemissed thefirst 10 games of the regularseason following surgery for acyst near his tailbone.The Vancouver Giants

forward was chosen as thecaptain of Team Cherrybut will now watch fromthe sidelines.Ronning, an 18-year-old

forward fromBurnaby who isjust shy of five-foot-nine, has41 points in 45 games andranks second with 26 goalsfor the Giants this season.Earlier this month, NHLCentral Scouting listed theson of retired Canuck CliffRonning as 82nd amongNorth American skaters.Benson was ranked

21st overall on the samescouting list.

Ronningnow a TopProspectReplaces Giantsteammate Benson,sidelined by injury

Rower prepares for ‘biggest, baddest’ race

Starting Jan. 20 at 10 a.m., Brenda Robbins ate protein smoothies, strawberries, pineapple and salmon to fuel a 26-hour continuousindoor row to set a GuinnessWorld Record during the International Boat Show at B.C. Place. PHOTOREBECCA BLISSETT


Sports & Recreation

BULLISH Churchill Bulldog Cecilia Bao (No. 7) goes to the hoop against Kitsilano Blue DemonDina Strujic (No. 13) in the Vancouver Girls Basketball Association’s ninth annual Langara Challengeat Langara College Jan. 23. Bao scored a team-high 18 points in the 66-27 semi-final win. Kits forwardMaya Soper led all players with 20 points. The next night, in the first all-public-school final in thetournament’s history, the Bulldogs defeated the Britannia Bruins 66-57.“Imust say, the final between Brit and Churchill was the best I have seen,” said Greg Eng, a coachwith York House and former coachwith the Langara Falconswomen’s team. “Great competitive play,twowell-coached teams and incredible sportsmanship displayed by both teams. The gamewas veryphysical but clean.” For its 10th year in 2017, the VGBA intends to grow the tournament from the cur-rent eight junior and eight senior girls teams. PHOTODANTOULGOET


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