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With Police Chief JimChu set to retire thisspring, theman who had a hand in hiringhim in 2007 outlined the options for the Van-couver Police Board to consider in its searchfor a new chief, including the possibility ofhiring a non-cop to lead the department.Former mayor Sam Sullivan, who is

now the Liberal MLA for Vancouver-FalseCreek, pointed to the RCMP’s decision in2007 to hire career bureaucrat William El-liott as commissioner of the national force.“There’s great advantages to that and

great disadvantages, as well, because you

might not get the buy-in from officers,”said Sullivan, who was mayor from 2005to 2008 and doubled as chairperson ofthe police board. “So it can be done.”Elliott was hired during a time of insta-

bility and low morale, and brought in bythe Harper government to shake up whatcritics argued was an insular organiza-tion that needed an outside look. Elliottlasted four years before being replaced byBob Paulson, a longtime RCMP officerwho also served almost seven years in theCanadian Armed Forces.Sullivan acknowledged the VPD isn’t in

the same state as the RCMP, with Chu andhis predecessor, Jamie Graham, bringingstability and a public profile to a depart-ment that has seen a succession of chiefs,including Bruce Chambers and TerryBlythe, whom former mayor Philip Owen

once described as “behind the scenes guys.”“The citizens want to have someone

who is ultimately accountable and want thechief to have a decent public profile and tomake statements and weigh in on what citi-zens are concerned about,” said Sullivan,who praised Chu for his leadership withinthe VPD and the work he did in the com-munity, particularly in his efforts to listento divergent groups that had issues withpolice. “It really is a challenging job whereyou’re juggling so many different interestsand opinions and you’ve somehow got tobring everybody together — and Jim Chudid that. He’s been an outstanding policechief. He was one of our best hires.”At a news conference last Friday to

announce his retirement, the 55-year-oldChu made it clear that he wanted his suc-cessor to come from within the depart-

ment, saying it would be a shame for“those talented senior executives” not toget an opportunity to lead the VPD.Deputy Chief Doug LePard has said

he’s considering applying for the jobwhile deputy chiefs Adam Palmer andWarren Lemcke haven’t commented onspeculation they will compete for the va-cancy. The VPD’s highest ranking femaleofficer is Supt. Michelle Davey but it’sunclear whether she will enter the race.“The Vancouver police force does have

some excellent people,” Sullivan said.“It’s a tribute to Jamie Graham and JimChu for cultivating excellence. So theydon’t necessarily have to look too far.”Added Sullivan: “But there is also an ad-

vantage to hiring [an officer] from outside tobring a whole new way of looking at things.

Continued on page 4

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Three roving vehicles controlled throughWi-Fi and designed and constructed bysenior Templeton secondary students wereset to wow visitors to the new STEMpro-gram’s demonstration Thursdaymorning.Three teams of Grades 11 and 12 stu-

dents learned drafting software, designedtheir MARS rovers, built chassis, createdcustom cases for their circuit boards, used3D printers to make holders for theircomputer chips, learned the physics theyneed to make their vehicles work and pro-grammed computers so they could controltheir webcam-mounted rovers from afar.STEM, which started for senior students

at Templeton in September, blends sci-ence, technology, engineering andmath.STEM teaches students practical designand fabrication skills to explore conceptsand theories through hands-on, project-based learning in the four-course program.

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Hey, Vancouver, you mayhave heard your politicalneighbour to the northwesthas a problem with MayorGregor Robertson and themajority of the region’smayors wanting you to voteyes in the spring plebisciteto support a 0.5 per centsales tax hike for transporta-tion and transit upgrades.That neighbour is West

Vancouver mayor MichaelSmith.He made it clear at a

vote in December of themayors’ regional council ontransportation that he didn’tsupport the plebiscite andelaborated on his reasonsthis week in an opinionpiece he wrote for the NoTransLink Tax campaign.“At the heart of my objec-

tion to this proposed tax ismy belief that governmentdoes not have the right toask citizens to pay more intaxes unless they can assurethem that their moneywill be well spent,” Smith

wrote. “This is not the case.TransLink does not havethe reputation of being awell-managed corporationdelivering excellent value.This cannot be blamedentirely on management, al-though it is entirely reason-able to question the numberof well-paid executives thatrun what is essentially amonopoly organization.”Before I go any further, I

should remind readers thatnone of the region’s mayorswanted a plebiscite from theget-go. The mayors ex-pressed that to the provincialgovernment in June 2013.But with no choice on thematter, Robertson and themajority of mayors —minusSmith and the mayors ofBurnaby andMaple Ridge—reluctantly decided tocampaign for a yes vote.At stake, Robertson and

company say, is the futureof the region and the needfor a subway along Broad-way, light rail in Surrey, anew Pattullo Bridge, morebuses, more frequent Sea-Bus and HandyDart serviceand upgrades to roads andcycling infrastructure. Oth-erwise, they say, congestion

will only get worse.Smith doesn’t deny that

and wants alternatives tothe automobile, too.But in an interview this

week, Smith said he has areal problem with the factthat mayors have no powerto govern, which meansthere’s no guarantee anynew money raised to help

pay for the mayors’ $7.5billion, 10-year transit andtransportation plan willactually be used for theplan. Also, he said, the planrelies heavily on big moneycoming from the provinceand the feds.“We could provide free

busing right now [in WestVancouver] with the money

that we give to TransLink,”he said, accusing mayors of“doing a Neville Chamber-lain” on pushing a yes vote,a reference to the formerBritish leader appeasingHitler back in 1938 by ced-ing parts of Czechoslovakia.“It should be clear I am notopposed to more revenuefor transit but the decisionshave to be made locally.”Interesting, right?But so is West Vancou-

ver’s Official CommunityPlan, or OCP.And I quote: “[The

plan] seeks to reduce autodependency by developinga comprehensive transit,transportation and landuse plan that incorporatesconvenient and workablealternatives to the single-occupant car.”It goes on to recommend

“increased transit servicebetween major activitycentres, enhanced rail con-nections, a comprehensiveand accessible walking andcycling networks, the designof new roads….”You get the picture.So how do you get all

that, if you vote against theplan?

Smith said none of WestVan’s OCP recommenda-tions are connected to themayors’ plan, saying “acommunity plan is basicallya wish list. You almost havesomebody playing a violinwhile you’re writing it.”So then, how will West

Van pay for any or all of itsOCP recommendations?“We’ll pay as we go.We

have no debt. As transporta-tion needs arise, we’ll addressthem,” he said, noting themunicipality will continue toapply for infrastructure fund-ing from the feds.I thought there might be

something more to Smith’s“vote no” position once Iread his bio. It says he hasoperated his own petro-leum products business formore than 30 years andonce worked as a territorymanager for a major oilcompany.His response: “How I

made a living is not reallyrelevant to the issue.”Mail-in ballots for the

plebiscite are expected tobegin arriving at MetroVancouver homes in mid-March.

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West Vancouver MayorMichael Smith is among aminority ofmayorswhowill vote No in a spring plebiscite on increasing taxesto pay for a transit and transportation plan. PHOTODANTOULGOET.

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Continued from page 1There might be a feel-

ing at the board level thatsince they’ve had some-body inside for quite awhile that they may wantto look outside.”Mayor Gregor Robert-

son, who is now the chair-person of the police board,said at the news conferencethat a Canada-wide searchwill be launched to finda new chief, although herecognized there are “someincredible candidates”within the department.Robertson leads a board

in which the majority of itsmembers were appointedlast year and represent adiverse range of interestsand backgrounds, includ-ing a medical doctor, aformer head of SUCCESS,a prominent member ofthe South Asian commu-nity, an expert in aborigi-nal relations and a cancerresearcher.As with other searches,

the board will likely

receive applications fromofficers working for theRCMP and at variousdepartments in the Lower

Mainland and acrossthe country. A succes-sor to Chu is expected tobe named in the spring,

although Chu has said hewill stay on until a newchief is found.

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A B.C. Supreme Courtjudge slammed Vancouvercity hall in his Jan. 27 rulingbecause it told the courtmore about a complex landswap than it did the public.The Vision Vancouver

majority on city councilvoted in July 2013 to rezone508 Helmcken St. for Bren-hill Developments to builda 36-storey tower besideEmery Barnes Park. Therezoning was conditionalon Brenhill developing a162-unit social housingproject on 1099 RichardsSt. to replace the city’s1985-built Jubilee House at508 Helmcken.JusticeMarkMcEwan

labelled the public hearingand development permitprocesses “flawed,” quashedthe land swap and ordered anew public hearing.In his 49-page verdict,

McEwan wrote that newpublic hearings on theHelmcken rezoning andRichards development would

allow citizens to “address thewhole project, including theessence and value of the landexchange to the city and itsresidents.”McEwan wrotethat the city took an “undulyrestrictive view of the discus-sion” about the costs andbenefits of the project to thecity and its residents.“A public hearing is not

just an occasion for the pub-lic to blow off steam: it is achance for perspectives tobe heard that have not beenheard as the city’s focus hasnarrowed during the projectnegotiations,” McEwanwrote. “Those perspectives,in turn, must be fairly andscrupulously considered andevaluated by council beforemaking its final decision.”During the four-day court

hearing last August, Com-munity Association of NewYaletown (CANY) lawyerNathalie Baker argued thecity breached the Vancou-ver Charter for failing togive the public fair opportu-nity to be heard and that thecity’s trade of its Helmckenproperty for Brenhill’s on

Richards should have goneto public tender.Brenhill proposed spend-

ing $24million to build the$30.6millionNew JubileeHouse at 1099HelmckenSt., with the city contributing$6.6million from its sale of508Helmcken St. Staff val-

ued the community amenitypackage at $25million: $1million cash fromBrenhill tothe city affordable housingfund and $24million in-kindfor the social housing.Ultimately, McEwan

wrote, the public was given“a package of technical

material that was opaque,compared to the materialpresented in court, in limit-ing comment on the inte-grated nature of the project,and in failing to provide anintelligible (i.e. where dothe numbers come from?)financial justification for it.”

Brenhill said it is “ter-ribly disappointed” witha verdict that has haltedconstruction of the socialhousing project.“It’s much easier to attack

complex city developmentapproval processes than it isto build affordable housingfor those who really needit,” said a prepared state-ment from the company.“We’re reviewing the court’sdecision before we haveanything further to say.”A statement credited to

planning and developmentservices general managerBrian Jackson said: “The cityis disappointed in the court’sdecision and we are review-ing the decision to explore alloptions, including whetherthere are any grounds forappeal. The judge’s rea-sons raise complex issuesconcerning developmentprojects in the City thatinvolve rezoning applicationsand public hearings.”McEwan ruled that

CANY was entitled to thecosts of the case.

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JusticeMarkMcEwan called the city’s public hearing process for a Yaletown development flawed, be-cause it took an “unduly restrictive view of the discussion” about the costs and benefits of the projectto the city and its residents.PHOTODANTOULGOET

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Mark Reid could win amillion dollars for beingan exceptional teacher.This director of bands

and choirs at Vancou-ver Technical secondaryschool is one of threefinalists in Canada, 50 inthe world, for the US$1million Varkey GEMSFoundation GlobalTeacher Prize.“I was in the middle of a

class when the email camein. I was sitting at the pianoand it popped up and I sawthe first sentence [that I wasone of 50 finalists] and wasshocked,” Reid said whileen route from teaching atVan Tech to teaching at theSaint James Music Acad-emy, the free after-schoolprogram in the DowntownEastside that uses music toempower children.C.J. Kumar, a music

teacher at Queen Alexan-dra elementary and Reid’sstudent teacher in 2013,tweeted last summer thatReid would be a good can-didate for the prize thatcelebrates innovative andcaring teachers.Reid saw Kumar’s tweet

and thought nothing of it.But when the Varkey

Foundation tweeted itsrepresentatives had readabout Reid and agreed,Reid applied.He goes out of his way to

further a student’s inter-est or meet their need.Reid focuses on “givingstudents an opportunity toshow leadership any waythat they want to,” and onshared responsibility andpositive peer pressure.“And knowing that

there’re all kinds of awfulthings out there that kidscould be doing, I remainpretty focused on celebrat-

ing the good stuff and giv-ing them an opportunityto focus on the good stuffthemselves,” he said.Kumar can’t think of a

better candidate for theprize.“He teaches at an inner

city high school. He hasstudents coming from allsocio-economic back-grounds and different eth-nic backgrounds and heteaches a lot of students…and he’s got a great rela-tionship with each one,”Kumar said. “He is able toinspire and educate themto be not only really goodmusicians, but also reallygood people, too. It’s inevery lesson that he has.”Prize recipients receive

their $1 million awardover 10 years. A winnerisn’t required to spend theprize in a specific way butthey tell the judges howthey intend to spend it intheir application.Reid, president of the

Canadian Music Educa-tors’ Association, sayshe’d deposit half a millioninto an interest-gener-

ating account to fundcommunity organizationsor school programs thatwork to break down bar-riers to music educationfor youth. He’d also “donice things” for his familyto thank them for payingfor and shuttling him toyears of private piano andclarinet lessons.The Global Teacher

Award seeks to do foreducation what the NobelPrize has done for science,literature and peace byhighlighting the valuablecontributions teachersmake every day. TheVarkey Foundation callsformer U.S. president BillClinton its honorary chairand aims to improve thestandards of education forunderprivileged children.The winner will be an-

nounced at the Global Ed-ucation and Skills Forumin Dubai on March 16.Reid says he’s been toldhe’ll learn whether he’ll beone of the top 10 finalistschosen to attend the forumin Dubai in February.

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Continued from page 1Students explore me-

chanical, aerospace, civil,electrical, environmentaland geotechnical/miningengineering along withcomputer science andprogramming.Mike Hengeveld, de-

partment head of scienceat Templeton, says goodtiming brought STEM, apartnership between theVancouver School Board,BCIT and global tech gi-ant SAP, to fruition.Hengeveld and tech

teacher Jim Scoten hadcollaborated on projectsfor the students for years,and it made sense to turnsuch collaboration into acohesive program.“It’s so that people in

my hockey group stopbugging me,” Hengeveldsaid. “I play hockey with alot of engineers and a lotof post-secondary instruc-tors, all in the maths andsciences, and they’re

always wondering why itis… you have a kid com-ing in with 95 per cent,allegedly, in physics, butthey don’t seem to knowhow a tricycle works.”As a physics teacher, he’d

long tasked his studentswith hands-on projects. Hechallenged them to powera car using a falling weightor create an accurate oventhermometer and has heldcatapult competitions.“Kids really like it when

they find that it’s not goingto destroy their mark,” hesaid. “You do have to kindof convince them, look I’mnot doing this to punishyou, I’m doing this becauseI think it’s more valuable.”Templeton principal

Aaron Davis says SAP,a global tech giant that’sbased in Germany andemploys 1,200 people inYaletown, approached theVSB about working witha school. SAP employeesmentor students one-on-

one. They provide as-sistance with projects andguidance on what fieldof study students shouldpursue. SAP designs soft-ware that handles trans-actions for clients thatinclude Apple.The STEM program is

the first of its kind in theprovince. Templeton staffcollaborated with BCIT,UBC, SFU and industrypartners to ensure STEMprovides students theskills they need to thrivein future studies andworkplaces, and to transi-tion straight from highschool to BCIT. Studentsare learning complexproblem-solving, commu-nication and time man-agement skills along withtechnical expertise.Three of the 23 stu-

dents in STEM are girlsand Grade 12 studentLinda Cong is one ofthem. She applied forthe program because she

enjoyed and excelled inHengeveld’s physics classlast year that included ahands-on term project.She noticed few girlsseemed interested, sodecided to apply.Cong plans to study

engineering next year.“Last year I didn’t even

know what engineeringwas,” 17-year-old Cong

said. “But hearing aboutthe STEM program andjust being in it reallyopened my eyes to what Ican be capable of.”She likes that she and

her classmates don’tjust complete a project,receive a mark and forgetabout it. Instead, they re-visit their work to see howit can be improved.

“I like that it gives usthe opportunity to actuallylearn from our mistakes.It’s just a really good wayto learn theory and applyit,” she said, repeatingstudents’ STEM mantra,“Fail fast, fail often.”A Grade 8 STEM class

will start at Templetonnext September.

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Programfirst ofits kind in B.C.

Grade11 studentMasonLiangandGrade12 student LindaCongworkon theirwirelessMARS roverThursdaymorningatTempleton secondary.PHOTODANTOULGOET

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Twenty-two years ago lastfall I began a young politicalcampaigner’s dream job,working in the B.C. warroom for the “yes” forcesin support of the Charlotte-town Accord. For the firstand only time in Canadianhistory, all the major po-litical parties — ProgressiveConservatives, Liberals andNew Democrats — workedside-by-side to convincevoters to support constitu-tional change in Canada.Political observers have

lately been comparing the1992 referendum vote tobring Quebec into Canada’sconstitutional fold withthe 2015 plebiscite on theMetro Vancouver Conges-tion Improvement Tax. Avote is taking place by mail-in ballot beginning inMarchto decide whether to raisethe sales tax by 0.5 per cent.Today, as it was back

then, the “yes” side has abroad coalition comprisedof business and labourinterests, but a public thatis unclear on how they willbenefit by voting yes. Andwe have an articulate “no”vote proponent skilled atcommunicating to largeaudiences. In 1992 that wasbroadcaster Rafe Mair; in2015 it is taxpayer advocateJordan Bateman.

Are we really experienc-ing déjà vu, and will therebe another resounding “no”as with Accord or a differentoutcome this time?Back in ’92Mair was

able to leverage Canadi-ans’ growing antipathytoward PrimeMinisterBrian Mulroney and theirexhaustion with constitu-tional politics to underminesupport for the Accord. Theradio host’s message then,like Bateman’s today, wassimple, sharp and consis-tent: send a message to thepoliticians by voting no.

The Yes side’s mutedcampaign since announcingthe tax in December, if de-liberate, feels like a tacticalerror. Add it to a list of mis-steps by theMayors’ Coun-cil that includes debatingthe funding options behindclosed-doors and failing toput the congestion tax onthe ballot during Novem-ber’s municipal elections.A recent poll suggests the

Yes side has a slight majori-ty if the vote was held today.Not surprisingly, however,momentum is with the Noside that has campaignedactively for weeks.During the Charlottetown

Accord campaign the Yes

side’s biggest challenge wasits inability to prove how itwould benefit average Cana-dians. The unshakeable im-pression of voters — rightlyor wrongly — was that theYes side only representedthe interests of the elites.Mayors, business groups,

labour organizers andothers touting the transittax might do well then tohumble themselves whentalking with voters. Thatmeans a different style ofcampaign that focuses oninforming the public on allaspects of the plan.

The cynical view toutedby the No campaign is thetax collected will be poureddown the proverbial rabbithole of government waste.The Taxpayers Federationwants you to believe themoney will not be spenton projects that will relievecongestion.The Yes campaign’s job

therefore is simple: assurevoters that the taxes col-lected will be used wherethey are needed most. Themayors’ key to winning is tobe completely transparentabout how they intend tospend the public’s money.What the Yes side has in

its favour is a broad agree-

ment that our prosperitydepends upon our abilityto move people and goodsefficiently. Our region isgrowing and the high costof housing is either push-ing people to choose thesuburbs, or to live in densercommunities surroundingtransit hubs.The mayors assert that we

need new revenue sourcesthrough taxation to improveour transportation choices.Critics argue local govern-ments and specificallyTransLink are wasteful andmore funding could com-pound those issues. Bothviewpoints have merit butannual spending audits —which the Mayors’ Councilcommits to in writing righton the ballot — will helpto protect taxpayers fromabuse.Just as any family has

to save for a rainy day, Ibelieve we must invest inour transportation system.Though I am personallywary of raising the salestax, it is hard to see howthe mayors could agree onanother option intended tohit drivers harder.The Mayors’ Council

could break from pastunsuccessful referendaby getting a yes vote thisspring. But they have toget to work now and mostimportantly, use opennessto earn the voters’ trust.Mike Klassen is a public af-

fairs and government relationsprofessional.

Transparencykey for transit tax

Just as any family has to save for arainy day, I believe we must investin our transportation system.

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Target, noun: A person, object, or placeselected as the aim of an attack.— Oxford American DictionaryOne hundred thirty three stores. Twenty

million square feet. One thousand six hun-dred employees, whose 16-week severancepay adds up to less than the $61 millionpackage reportedly given to former CEOGregg Steinhafel to walk away last May.There’s nothing comic about Target’s

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American billionaire Jerry Zucker pur-chased Hudson’s Bay Company and itssubsidiary Canadian properties, includ-ing Zellers. Shortly after, Saudi princeAlwaleed bin Talal purchased FairmontHotels and Resorts, which includesChateau Laurier, Royal York and BanffSprings, for $4.5 billion. The buy-upswere big news at the time.In 2011, Target acquired 222 Zellers

stores from Hudson’s Bay Company for acool $1.8 billion.Ottawa puts few restrictions on the

repatriation of capital or profit by foreigninvestors. As a result, Canada attracts ahigh level of foreign investment, and theglobal business press pitches our nationas a great low-tax berth for big money.When I interviewed Mel Hurtig in

a Vancouver coffee shop in 2008, theformer publisher and nationalist was wellinto his second decade of warning Cana-dians of the sell-off of their retail opera-tions, industry, resources and culture.No other developed country in the worldwould dream of allowing the degree offoreign ownership and foreign controlthat we have, he told me.“There are 36 different sectors of the

Canadian economy that are majority for-eign owned and controlled. How many ofthem are there in the United States?”“Zero?” I hesitantly replied.“Zero. Did you think the Americans would

ever allow their chemical industry, theirrubber industry, their computer industry,their petroleum industry, etc. to bemajorityforeign owned? I mean what a laugh!”

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of foreign-controlled corporate profits leftthe country. Hurtig relayed this figureand other troubling information in hismost recent book The Truth About Can-ada. In his research, he did somethingquite novel by citing a reliable sourcethat our business press seemed loathe toconsult: Statistics Canada.(Ironically, the federal bureau was itself

not immune to the dynamic outlined bythe author. In 2011, Statistics Canadacontracted out census hardware andsoftware applications to the Canadiansubsidiary of Lockheed Martin, a majorU.S. defense contractor.)When Brian Mulroney came to office

in 1985, the Tories drastically reducedthe mandate of the Foreign FederalInvestment Review Agency and tellinglyrenamed it Investment Canada. Betweenthat date and my interview with Hurtig,more than 13,000 Canadian companieshad been taken over by foreign buyers.Only two takeovers had been blocked, saidthe author. Most of the takeovers in Can-ada were signed, sealed and delivered withour own money by Canadian bankers.The North American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA) — globalization’sArc of the Covenant — was signed offby Mulroney and U.S. president RonaldReagan in 1988. It came into force in1994, and Jean Chrétien stopped makingnoises about renegotiating NAFTA oncethe Liberal leader got into office.Throughout this period of time, the

federal Near Death Party was holdingseances with the identity politics crowd,instead of spooking the electorate aboutdirty deals done dirt cheap.This all explains, in part, why Canada

is a now place where a retail vacuumcan be created, entered, and left at willby foreign investors. And now the mostinvasive trade agreement to date, TheTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), is readyfor “fast tracking” by the leaders of mem-ber nations. This document is engineeredto further ensure that investment trumpssovereignty and capital trumps labour,the world over.Target, indeed.

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Opinion

Allen GarrColumnistagarr@vancourier.com

It is hard to appreciate just how muchpolicing has changed for the better inVancouver during Chief Jim Chu’s ten-ure unless you realize where we started.Just under eight years ago his predeces-

sor Jamie Graham vacated the office afterhis request to extend his five-year con-tract so he could be there for the 2010Olympics was turned down by the policeboard. His troops may have thought hewas a great leader, but he had few fanselsewhere.In his opening days Graham had to

deal with the occupation by DowntownEastside residents of the long-vacantWoodwards building. They were de-manding the space be developed forsocial housing.What ensued would set the tone for

Graham’s reign.Pivot Legal Society director lawyer

John Richardson, who represented theprotesters, was arrested and charged withobstruction of justice for failing to con-sent to a strip search.Graham dismissed Pivot storefront

lawyers as nothing more than a “protestgroup.” Journalists covering the occupa-tion were threatened with arrest if theydidn’t leave the scene. To Graham alljournalists were “predatory media.”He was dismissive of the growing

number of complaints against the police,setting himself up as the sole arbiter andonly occasionally disciplining an officer.When the Police Complaints Com-

missioner Dirk Ryneveld weighed in toinvestigate issues raised by Pivot, Gra-ham would accuse him of being “manip-ulated” by the “protest group.”When the RCMP investigated com-

plaints against the VPD and foundalmost a dozen were valid, Graham saton the results and conducted his own$200,000 internal investigation, whichexonerated his department.An exasperated Ryneveld noted the

“outright resistance” by Graham and hisofficers to any external investigation, in-cluding the one conducted by the RCMP.Ryneveld would find Graham guilty of

“discreditable conduct.”In the end, Graham’s difficult rela-

tionship with Vancouver’s city managerJudy Rogers and mayor Sam Sullivan,who was also chair of the police board,became even more strained; Graham lefta target of a human profile shot full of

holes on Rogers’ desk that totally freakedRogers out. She saw it as a threat andwent scurrying down to Sullivan’s officeto complain.All in all, the refusal to extend his con-

tract came as no surprise.Hiring then Deputy Chief Jim Chu to

replace him was greeted with some relief.The first non-white person to ever hold

the position, a Chinese guy who emigrat-ed with his parents from Shanghai whenhe was just a kid and grew up on Van-couver’s East Side, seemed like a great fitfrom day one.But he had his work cut out for him.

Chu’s tenure began in the shadow of thefallout from the massive police failuresurrounding the missing and murderedwomen on the Downtown Eastside.One of his first moves was to have

breakfast with former Pivot leaders JohnRichardson and David Eby. He apolo-gized for the cops’ conduct that led todozens of complaints.Chu’s way of dealing with protesters at

the 2010 Olympics was in stark contrastto the way baton-swinging Toronto copshandled the G20 Summit there.Of course, there was the Stanley Cup

Riot where Chu apologized (somethingGraham would never do) for underesti-mating the crowds and being slow to act.Some 300 charges were eventually laid.There were no complaints against thecops for their conduct.While Ottawa has been advancing its

hard line on crime agenda, Vancouvercops under Chu have chosen a moremoderate path. They are basically ignor-ing Bill C-36, the Protection of Commu-nities and Exploited Persons Act, whichcritics say puts the lives of sex tradeworkers at greater risk.Instead Chu and his cops are work-

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down in the next few months, he will bemissed.

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ProsandconsofplebiscitequestionTo the editor:Re: “Changed wording dims Trans-

Link hopes,” Jan. 23.One more reason to say NO. Trans-

Link employees whose standard workschedule includes Sundays, receive awage of 150 per cent of their standardwage for working Sunday. I find thissituation another example of TransLink’sinappropriate use of taxpayer money.People who work in the healthcare,

travel, law enforcement, food service,taxi services, etc. industries do not receivean extra 50 per cent in wages for work-ing Sunday. Furthermore, the majority ofTransLink positions are not high-skilledpositions.TransLink needs to make some reduc-

tions in their expenditures before theydeserve one more penny (sorry one morenickel) of my money.By saying no, we are saying the people

of Metro Vancouver will not tolerate inef-ficient use of our money any longer.

Judy Greening, via email•••

An excellent, well-researched and wellthought-out column from Allen Garr as Ihave come to expect from him. I am un-happy (to say the least) about the changein the referendum question, as well as itsdemotion from the status of referendum tothat of plebiscite, and thus from the level ofa binding vote to that of a very expensivepublic opinion poll. That said I cannotvote No on the basis of my unhappinessabout the revisions to the question andwhat it may portend for transit improve-ments for Vancouver. I am voting Yes.

Fred Irvine, via Comments section

Mining for somegratitude frommayorTo the editor:This past week, the Association for Min-

eral Exploration British Columbia (AMEBC) held its annual “Roundup” confer-ence in downtown Vancouver, just as ithas done for the past eleven years. Thereare more than 3,000 participants in townfrom every part of the province and fromaround the world. This is a major event.But where, oh where, is Mayor Gregor

Robertson? He has never bothered to showhis face at this conference and nor has heever stopped by to welcome the partici-pants to the city. Shame!Gregor Robertson seems oblivious to the

fact that Vancouver is a global center formineral exploration expertise and innova-

tion. There are more than 1,200 mineralexploration companies in B.C. and the ma-jority are located in office building space indowntown Vancouver. Collectively, thesecompanies — and the engineering, legal,financial, environmental and geosciencecompanies that service the exploration sec-tor —make up a major portion of Vancou-ver’s commercial tax base. Does Robertsonnot know this? Does he not appreciate thetax revenue?It’s time for Gregor Robertson to show

a little respect for the mineral explora-tion community and offer some overduethanks.

Mike Taylor, via email

‘Barbaric’ termis tastelessTo the editor:Re: “‘Barbaric practices’ legislation

called racist,” Jan. 21.Thank you for devoting a full page of

your newspaper to the question of “Bar-baric practices legislation.” It is a helpfulreminder of the ongoing and necessaryconversation we need and will alwaysneed in this country regarding questions ofrights, values and Canadian identity in aglobalized polycultural society.There is no doubt that some cultural

practices are completely incompatible withthe Canada we continue to try to forge. Itis important that those wishing to live inour country be made aware of the conse-quences of breaking the laws which protectthese rights and values.However, why the choice of the words

“Barbaric practices” over “Unaccept-able practices?” Words have a life of theirown in people’s imaginations. For yourcolumnist Pat Johnson, “barbaric” is“almost Victorian in its certainty of whatconstitutes barbarity.” For me, the wordVictorian conjures up images and associa-tions with the height of colonialism and the“White Man’s burden” to bring “civiliza-tion” (there’s another loaded one) to thedark- skinned races of the world.The Greeks created the word “barbar-

ian” to describe anyone who was notGreek. They echoed the unintelligiblespeech of foreigners with the sound “bar-bar-bar” much as someone might mimicthe sound of a foreign language with thesound “blah-blah-blah.” So the Greekscame up with Bar-bar-ian to describe any-one who was not like them. Later historicalimages associated with barbaric are thoseof invading hordes, bent on destroyingcivilization.So I think Ms. Kang fromMOSAIC

is on to something when she raises theconcern that the title of this legislation isdivisive and that it creates a sense of “usand them.” Can’t we stand on our prin-ciples without fostering division?

Giuseppe Ferrara, via email

The Clash debut in North AmericaJan. 31, 1979:British punk rock band the Clash launch a tour of North Americawith a gig at the Commodore Ballroom. Victoria’s all-female band The Dishragsopened to a good reception from the crowd but the second opening act, blueslegend BoDiddley, less so. The story goes that whenDiddley rhetorically asked thecrowdwho they loved in his hit song “WhoDo You Love?”— they loudly answered“The Clash!” Hewas eventually booed offstage. “TheOnly Band ThatMatters” alsoplayed soccer against some fans earlier in the day at a near-frozen field at Fourthand Blenheim and checked out local band the Rabid play at theold Quadra Club on Seymour Street before hitting the stage at the Commodore.

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PACIFIC SPIRIT

Pat Johnsonpacificspiritpj@gmail.com

For years, when drivingpast 16th and Burrard, Ihave enjoyed the thought-ful, sometimes provoca-tive, words on the signoutside Canadian Memo-rial United Church andCentre for Peace.“God Himself does

not propose to judge aman until he is dead. Sowhy should you?” it onceasked. “Reality is ourGod, evidence is our scrip-ture, integrity is our reli-gion.” “The real miracle isnot to walk on water, butto walk on earth.” “Onemust care about a worldone will never see.”The little sign fre-

quently provokes bigquestions. But a simplequestion I’ve carried forsome time is about theorigin of the grandiosename of the place.It turns out it’s a story

that expresses decades ofchanging views in Cana-dian society about faithas well as perceptions ofhistory, war and peace.After the First World

War, a military chap-lain, Rev. George Fal-lis, returned home toVancouver determinedto honor the young menhe had buried overseas.His vision was to create amonumental church thatwould represent the unityof Canada — remember,the First World War wasone of this young coun-try’s most profound com-ings of age — and whichwould stand in tribute tothe lives lost.Fallis travelled the coun-

try, raising funds, whichpaid for a series of remark-able stained glass win-dows. The church openedin 1928, with a stainedglass window for everyprovince (except New-foundland, which didn’tjoin confederation until1949) and Yukon. Thereis also a window com-memorating the nurses ofthe First World War, cre-ated through funds theycontributed.“They are stunning,”

says Rev. Beth Hayward,who has been ministerhere for three years.“The focus is bibli-cal stories, but then atthe bottom there is astory from each of the

provinces that lifts up asignificant moment fromtheir colonial history.”Time marches on,

though. And the UnitedChurch of Canada – atonce the country’s largestProtestant denominationand a wellspring of muchof this country’s liberalfervor — prides itself onmoving with public opin-ion (if not leading it).Services at Canadian

Memorial, Hayward says,defy what most peoplewould expect from church.“It’s so open-minded,”

she says. “The way wetalk about God is dif-ferent than the way youwould think would happenin church. This is notyour grandma’s churchanymore.” Though shehastens to add that thereare plenty of grandmas,some of whom dance dur-

ing services to lively andengaging gospel and otherinspirational music.She describes the

church’s theology as morequestioning and curiousthan some Christiansmight expect.“We are not certain

about a lot of things andwe’re proud of that,” shesays, laughing. “If wecome across to people ashaving all the answers,that makes us nervous.”As the church has

become increasingly in-volved, across the decades,in peace and antiwar work,it seems there was somediscomfort at the originsof this congregation,with its history so deeplyembedded in the war thatwas to end all wars.In the 1990s, as main-

line Christian churchesacross North America

were suffering decline,Canadian Memorial facedexpensive renovations onMemorial Hall, the largebuilding smack on the cor-ner of 16th and Burrardthat predates the churchby five years and servedas a community centre.There was a pool in thebasement where, Hay-ward says, generations ofVancouver kids learned toswim. At perhaps the low-est membership ebb of thechurch’s history, the con-gregation sold the buildingand it was transformedinto condos. CanadianMemorial used the fundsto construct a new facility,just to the west, on 16th.The new building was

envisioned as a place notexclusively for Christians,but also for “missionpartners,” people of anyorientation whose projects

align with those of thechurch. So there are pro-grams in the centre thatare church-sponsored andothers initiated by mis-sion partners. There is taichi, meditation, grassrootsorganizing groups, as wellas small discussions thatmeet to explore books,sermons and people’s in-dividual spiritual journeys.The move revived the con-gregation. Hayward saysher church is a magnet forpeople from throughoutthe city and is thriving,while many other congre-gations still struggle.When it came time to

name the new buildingand bestow on it a senseof mission, congregantssettled on the Centre forPeace.“We quite deliberately

chose the name Centrefor Peace,” Hayward says,

noting this was long beforeher time. “Our old his-toric building honours thesacrifice of people in warand yet we want to lift upthe history that, in truth,the Christian faith is reallyabout love and peace …The church has been com-plicit in war, in colonial-ism. People of faith havebeen part of instances ofwar and violence and yetour underlying message isabout peace.”The way I think I will

imagine it, as I continuedecades of driving pastthis familiar corner, is thatthe church is a commemo-ration to the soldiers ofthe past, while the centreis a monument to thehope that such horrorsas they experienced willnot be visited upon futuregenerations.twitter.com/Pat604Johnson

Revived church focuses onpeaceCanadian Memorial United Church and Centre for Peace build on history to ask questions

“Thewaywe talk about God is different than theway youwould thinkwould happen in church,” says Rev. Beth Hayward, who has beenminister at CanadianMemorialUnited Church for three years. “This is not your grandma’s church anymore.” PHOTODANTOULGOET

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DEVELOPINGSTORY

NaoibhO’Connornoconnor@vancourier.com

Vancouver’s UrbanDesign Panel rejectedthe Waterfront “origami”Tower proposal at its meet-ing Wednesday.Had the UDP supported

the project, it would havegone before the Develop-ment Permit Board (DPB)inMarch. That meetingwill be rescheduled whenthe tower is redesigned,head planner Brian Jacksontold theCourier. Before therevised tower goes to theDPB, it will go back to theGastownHeritage AdvisoryCommittee and the Vancou-ver Heritage Commission.“Timing is entirely in the

applicant’s hands in termsof the need to redesign inaccordance with the UDP’scomments,” Jackson said.The 26-storey glass

tower is envisioned for nextto Waterfront Station. Itwould overhang part of thestation. The Landing heri-tage building is on the otherside. The small footprint ofthe site, which is owned byCadillac Fairview, coupledwith city planning anddesign guidelines, means acreative solution is required.Urban Design Panel

members raised concernsincluding the tower’slocation on the site and its

proximity to the historicWaterfront Station and thatnot enough sustainabilitymeasures were featured.They questioned therelationship between theproperty’s private realm andthe public realm.The tower was designed

byGordonGill and AdrianSmith Architecture, an in-ternational firm based out ofChicago. B+HArchitects isthe local collaborating firm.Gill called the UDP

comments “insightful.” Theproject generated signifi-cant criticism based on thetower’s appearance, as wellas its relationship to theheritage buildings.“I don’t see [the criti-

cism] as a personal affront.Correctly there’s a lot ofconcern about heritagebuildings. I think that’sfair. I think that’s right,”Gill told reporters. “Weare also concerned, asyou see, which is why wepositioned the buildingoriginally farther to the east.The comments tonightwere very constructive andvery helpful — not just tous, but hopefully [to] thecity and to everyone who’sworking on the project.”UDP chairperson Ryan

Bragg from Perkins andWill Architects notedconcerns about landscapingand the public realm as itrelates to the existing andfuture context of the site.“The perception of the

public is this is a public

space, but it’s not. It’s aprivate space. So, as one ofthe panelists suggested, thisis going to change the land-scape of the city forever,which is the right of theowner, and as a result youtried to respond in a man-ner that accepts that but iscognizant of the role of thepublic realm,” he said.Bragg said the relation-

ship of the building totransit is important, as is therelationship to the adjacentheritage buildings.“Some suggestions as

well [were] that perhaps theground floor could be seenas an extension to the over-all public realm and perhapsthere’s more porosity thanless porosity and as a resultthe perception of the siteand what would be privatespace is in fact much morepublic,” he said.Some panelists suggested

the building should bemoved away from the sta-tion, others were concernedthat would then create con-cerns about its proximity toThe Landing.Gill is not sure how a

revamped proposal mightlook.“That’s a matter of how

we assess that with our cli-ent as to exactly what willbe the next steps,” he said.When a reporter noted

Gill didn’t seem to be tak-ing the rejection too badly,Gill said they are often atthe other side of the table.“It is a very important job

and we really have a lot ofrespect for the panel and thecomments. We understandthe process of architecture,especially when it’s com-plex. You have to allow thatprocess to happen and typi-cally the buildings get betterbecause of it,” he said.

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The development permit application was processed through the HeritageBuilding Rehabilitation Program to restore the designated heritage buildingin exchange for incentives, including a property tax exemption. The legaldescription of the property is: PID: 009-354-492: Lot B Block 2 Old GranvilleTownsite Plan 10753.

The proposed exemption would be for a value of $358,680 or a period of10 years, whichever comes first. If the City issues the occupancy permit beforeOctober 31 in any given year, the exemption will begin January 1 of the followingyear. But, if it is issued after October 31, it will begin January 1 of the year afterthe following year.

Council may adopt the by-law 30 days after the notice is published unless morethan 1/20 of the electors petition Council to obtain the assent of the electors tothe by-law.

The draft by-law can be viewed starting January 28, 2015 at Vancouver City Hall,City Clerk’s Department, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third floor, Vancouver, BC.

DEADLINE FOR PETITIONS: Electors may submit petitions untilFebruary 27, 2015 at 4:30 pm to Zlatan Jankovic, Heritage Planner,City of Vancouver, 453 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4or by email to zlatan.jankovic@vancouver.ca

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When Shehbaz Ahmad and his wife cameto Canada from Dubai, they came with alot of optimism and positivity. Despite thefact that both their families were based allover the world, they chose Canada becausethey felt it was a very liberal and welcomingcountry for immigrants.

“It was not awell plannedmove,” he admits.“I think you can never prepare enough forimmigration. We had some savings, but nojob, and no family or friends in the new city.There was no option to go back either.”

He and wife were no strangers tointernational moves. They moved from theirnative Pakistan to Dubai. That move wasmuch easier: he already had a job – he’s anaccountant - and his new employer helpedwith the relocation.

In Vancouver, Shehbaz first registered withan immigrant settlement service and begantaking courses to help his job search. Hiswife focused on improving her English skillsand began volunteering. But as time wenton, he found his biggest challenge wasnot the tasks associated with finding a jobor even financial pressures – he becameoverwhelmed with the many negativemessages he was receiving.

“It’s going to be very difficult to survive inVancouver. The economy is not growing.There are 500+ applicants for a single job.You don’t even have a Canadian educationor experience.” Someone suggested heget a job in a grocery store. “I becamelost in the advice,” he says. “My mind kindof got frozen. I couldn’t even apply for asingle job.”

And that was when what he calls his firstmiracle in Vancouver happened.

He was walking on Davie Street and saw asign board that said, ‘are you looking forwork?’ He walked upstairs to the VancouverCity Centre, WorkBC Employment ServicesCentre run by Family Services of GreaterVancouver, and “could instantly feel thewarmth and a feeling of care in the air.”

He registered for a job informationsession and was assigned a case manager.“She did not talk about the things thatpeople usually talk about – your degree,your qualifications, and your skills. Sheimmediately understood what I needed:“What I needed was motivation, to clearmy mind, and to gain confidence. That wasquite the turning point for me.”

Shehbaz definitely appreciated his casemanager’s strengths-based approach. “Shelistened without any rush and then said tome what I still remember: “Forget whatevernegative things people have told you.”

“She reminded me of what skills I alreadyhave and how many years of international,professional experience I came to Canadawith. She put things into perspective andmade me believe that there’s no need tofeel panicked if I couldn’t find a job in justtwo months after landing.”

Careful not to duplicate the job searchcourses he had already taken, Shehbazenrolled in the ESC’sWorkplace Culture andSocial Media workshops. He also updatedhis LinkedIn profile, a move that wouldprove fruitful. A few days later he received

a message from a large recruitment firminterested in talking to him about a contractposition with one of the “Big 4” accountingfirms. He happened to be with his casemanager when he received the phone call.She encouraged him to take that call andcoached him through it.

She also helped prepare him for theinterview process and contract negotiationwith success; with the help of therecruitment firm he set up his own businessand had his first consulting contract. “Istill haven’t applied for a job yet,” he sayssmiling.

The contract is coming to a close butShehbaz isn’t worried. The contract allowedhim to work with a wide variety of clientsand gave him a taste of different corporatecultures and future possibilities. He’snetworking with other professionals, and isexploring further education opportunities.

For now, Shehbaz and his wife are settlinginto their new life in Canada. They areenjoying the diversity of their West Endneighbourhood and they’re even takingItalian language lessons.

“I am so happy I read that sign that dayand walked upstairs to the WorkBC ESCVancouver City Centre office - that was thebest thing I did in Vancouver. They provedto be angels in the new country for me. Infact, the staff does not seem that they aredoing a job-it’s their life. They are doing agreat service, with a human touch.”

Travel

TRAVEL

Sandra Thomassthomas@vancourier.com

It was a lunch I’ll neverforget.Taking part in a culinary

and cultural tour of Fiji witha group of travel writers,we had so far been treatedto many memorable dishescreated by the best chefs onthe island. But it was thesimple lunch of chicken,fish, bread, corn, papayaand Kool-Aid served on thefloor of the tiny communitycentre in the village of Ko-ronisagana I treasure most.During lunch we sat

cross-legged on the floorand ate with our handswhile the men of the villageplayed guitar and sang.Clearly curious, dozens ofwide-eyed children peeredup at us as they wriggledpolitely in place, just waitingfor the sign from an elderthat would allow them thefreedom to get back outsideto play in the morning sun.Those same children

had followed us or peekedout at us from behinddoorways when we touredthe village earlier. Despitethe obvious poverty, it’sapparent these children arehappy and much loved. Theeconomic plight of not onlyKoronisagana, but mostrural villages in Fiji, is invast contrast to the luxuryresorts that dot the CoralCoast. That’s something lo-cal tour company owner JayWhyte is working to change.We visited Koronisaganaas part of a Sigatoka RiverSafari tour, through whichWhyte has partnered with12 rural villages to assistwith much-needed tourismdevelopment. To that end,partial proceeds of each tourgo directly to these villagesfor various projects andinitiatives, including schol-arships, clothing, footpaths,

church construction, schoolsupplies and financialdonations. Speaking ofdonations, we were alsotasked to choose an “elder”from our group to presentthe chief of the village withsome kava leaves as a gift ofthanks. During a welcomeceremony, the chief usedthe kava to make a tea in-famous for its sedative andanaesthetic properties. Andwhile some members ofour tour refused the drink,I decided the opportunityto visit a remote village inFiji, only attainable by boat,and drinking a cup of kavaoffered up by a village chiefmight only come along oncein a lifetime. Let’s just say,what happens in Koronisa-gana stays in Koronisagana.Truth be told, besidesfeeling a sudden urge tonap, kava can’t exactly bedescribed as a party drink.So as not to burden each

village, Sigatoka River Safarivisits a different locationeach day of the week withvillages hosting once a weekfor six months. They visitsix villages during the dry

season fromMay to Octo-ber and another six fromNovember to April. Thetour company has beenrecognized for its efforts bywinning numerous tourismand conservation awards.Our trip began earlier

in the day when our minibus picked us up from ourresort, Outrigger on theLagoon Fiji, through whichour excursion was planned.Once we reached the startpoint of the tour, we wereeach handed a lifejacket, tokeep us safe, and a sarong,to wear as a sign of respectto the villagers. Under abrilliant blue sky our groupboarded custom-made jetboats for the spectaculartrip along the SigatokaRiver, which winds througha valley of the same name.Along the way we wavedto fishermen relaxing alongthe river’s banks, spot-ted numerous types ofwater fowl and took in thegorgeous landscape oftenreferred to as the “saladbowl of Fiji” because of itslush vegetation.During our tour of the vil-

lage, the chief blessed eachof us by marking our faceswith white powder. Thatpowder, combined with thesweat we all suffered underthe hot Fijian sun, left uslooking more than a lotbedraggled by the time weheaded back to the river forour return trip. But, as ourtour guide mysteriously as-sured us, it was a look thatwasn’t to last long. Oncesettled back onto our boat,the driver hit the throttleand we sped down river,the wind cooling our facesand tangling our hair. It wasthen our driver spontane-ously yelled, “Hold on,”and turned the jet boat intowhat can only be describedas a floating wheelie. Andsure enough, as a huge waveof water splashed over usthe remains of the whitepowder and grime that hadpreviously caked our faceswas washed away. The factwe were each now a soppingmess was lost in the shrieksof surprised laughter we allenjoyed as the boat com-pleted its turn.

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City councillorAndreaReimerandPuShartisticdirectorNormanArmourwereall smiles at thefestival’s openingparty. PuShmarked its seconddecadewithnewdowntowndigsbrokeredby theCityof Vancouver. Thecultural precinctwill housePuShand three long-standingarts organizations.

FromTofinomust-stop to Gastown hotspot,Jason Sussman andRyan Spong’s Tacofinorestaurant, an 80-seat restaurant and grab-and-go burrito bar, is the city’s newest jewel offeringinspiredMexican fare.

Seven Fingers Tim Lightburn, left, and Theatre la Seizieme’sCraig Hol-zschuh brought Sequence 8, Quebec’s renowned cirque dance troupe, toVancouver to kick offmanaging directorRoxanne Duncan’s PuSh Interna-tional Performing Arts Festival.

PUSHING ON: The PuSh Interna-tional Performing Arts Festival celebratesits 11th year of bringing out-of-the-boxworks to the city. The festival, which runsuntil Feb. 8, began as a fledgling initia-tive between Touchstone and RumbleTheatre to bring innovative works toVanhattan and has grown to become oneof the city’s premiere arts celebrations.A recognized broker of internationalpartnerships, a meeting-place for creativeminds, a showcase of Canada’s best andan incubator of brilliant new work, thefestival, led by founding artistic directorNorman Armour, embarks on a seconddecade with a new home and bolder at-titude. Their headquarters, which sharesspace with three other arts organizations atthe CBC studios on Hamilton Street, is agame-changer declared Armour. Brokeredby the city of Vancouver, PuSh will sharerehearsal space, administrative offices andpublic resources with DOXA, Music onMain and Touchstone Theatre.

MULTIPLYINGPOTENTIAL: Believingeveryone can master math, playwright, authorand mathematician JohnMighton designedJumpMath, a numeracy program dedicatedto enhancing student and educators potentialof understanding and loving math. His effortshave led to accelerated success amongst thoseemploying the JumpMath program. The BillandMelinda Gates Foundation even chargedMighton to develop a tablet version of hisprogram. Hoping to see the program avail-able in more Canadian classrooms, Mightonfounded JumpMath as a charity in 2001.Mighton was the keynote at a benefit held atPatti and SamGudewill’s Kitsilano home.The math mash-up added up $40,000 tosupport outreach efforts and resource materi-als for teachers and students. JumpMath iscurrently used by 10 per cent of B.C. stu-dents in Grades 1 to 8 and 130,000 studentsacross Canada.

CHILD CARE: For the past 20 years,members of the Chinese-Canadian com-munity have come together to take part inthe For Children We Care gala in supportof B.C. Children’s Hospital. Marking twodecades of caring, nearly 800 guests filedinto the Convention Centre for an eveningof fine dining and fundraising in supportof priority equipment needs. A major giftof $50,000 from realtor Patsy Hui got theparty started. Other donations followedcontributing to an impressive $600,000generated to support the purchase of twonew ultrasound machines. Among the at-tendees were party founders David Choi,Irene and Patrick Wang and past galachairs Shirley Gaw, Sylvia Chen and Peterand Nancy Chieng.

JumpMath creator JohnMighton and his char-ity’s chief fundraiser Sue Daugulis hope to seemore of the innovative program implementedin B.C. schools. Mighton’s JumpMath has alsocaught the attention of Bill andMelinda Gates.

For ChildrenWe Care gala co-founderPeter Choiand 20th anniversary chairAngel Chan. Theinaugural event in 1995 at Victoria Chinese Res-taurant raised $190,000. Last week’s fundraisergenerated over $600,000.

Singing JumpMath’s praises were B.C. outreachcoordinator Liz Barrett and Vancouver teacherElisha Bonnis. The innovative approach tolearning is based on the premise that virtuallyeveryone can learnmath.

When Patrick and Irene Wang first conceivedof the For Children We Care gala at their kitch-en table two decades ago, they never imaginedhow successful the fundraiser would become.

From left, past gala chairs Shirley Gaw,Nancy Chieng and Sylvia Chenhave contributed to the success of the For ChildrenWe Care event. Since itsinception, nearly $14million has been raised to help sick children in B.C.

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1. EveryMonday throughout February,Vancity Theatre marksBlack HistoryMonthwith a series of curated films includ-ingThrough a Lens Darkly. Exploringhow African American communities haveused the camera as a tool for social change,Thomas Allen Harris’s documentaryscreens Feb. 2, 6:30 p.m. Details at viff.org.

2.ThePuSh International PerformingArts Festival andVancouver Art Gal-lery team up for FUSE, Jan. 30, 8 p.m. to1 a.m. to transform the art gallery into a hubof interdisciplinary art, experimental perfor-mance and cutting edge music, includingSonic Elder, where six Vancouver musiclegends come together to form a band andshare their greatest hits and deepest heart-breaks. Details at vanartgallery.bc.ca.

3. In his new outfitOperators, WolfParade and Divine Fits alumnusDanBoeckner fully embraces the synth-driven,Euro-trashy grooves his former bandHandsome Furs began to explore. Expect afull-on dance party whenOperators takeover the Fox Cabaret for two nights, Jan.30 and 31. Gang Signs and Black Magiqueopen Friday’s gig, while Sur Une Plage andMoths & Locusts open on Saturday. Tick-ets at Red Cat, Zulu and bplive.ca.

4.We’ve lost track of the number of timesJoe Keithley and his bandD.O.A. haveclaimed to play their last gig.D.O.A.’sback again and taking the show on the roadas part of their No Oil Pipelines in B.C.Tour, benefitting Kinder Morgan protes-tors At least it’s for a good cause. Thepunk protest comes to the Biltmore Jan.31. Tickets at Neptoon, Red Cat, Zulu,Scrape, Highlife, Dandelion, Beat Streetand northerntickets.com.

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Arts&EntertainmentKUDOS&KVETCHESTrademark it offWe have never hid our

love for Taylor Swift’s“Shake it Off.” It is a pop-propelled earworm that’sburrowed into our jadedheart like a deer tick filledwith joy instead of Lymedisease. In short, it is a greatsong. The best thing weheard all year besides thewords “Wemistakenly gaveyou two orders of yam fries,but we won’t charge you.”So we were intrigued to

learn that Swift has trade-marked the lyric “this sickbeat” from the song. She’salso trademarked otherphrases found on her album:“party like it’s 1989,” “causewe never go out of style,”“could show you incrediblethings” and “nice tomeetyou, where you been?”Like most things Taylor

Swift-related, these trade-marks seem innocuous butwill ultimately encroachupon our daily lives.For instance, her trade-

mark means we can no lon-ger open our much plannedvegetable rehabilitationcentre called, you guessedit, This Sick Beet.“Party like it’s 1989” is

not as much of an issue forus since we actually havepartied in 1989 and it usu-ally involved drinking toomuch Rock-a-Berry Coolerand throwing up in the backseat of a Honda Civic. Andpartying like it’s 1989 for the25-year-old singer meansdrinking breast milk, wear-ing a diaper and nonstopcrying, which probably isn’tmuch different than how sheparties in 2015. Oh snap.“Cause we never go out

of style” is something wesay when we stare into ourcloset at the 14 plaid shirtswe own and wear on adaily basis, so we’ll have tocome up with a new phrase.Perhaps “Yeah, I’m stuck ina fashion rut, so what?” or“sigh” will do. “Man, we’vereally got to branch out andstart wearing stripes” couldbe another one.On the other hand, we

would never say the words“could show you incrediblethings” or “nice to meetyou, where you been?”since we don’t have a lotof incredible thing to showpeople, unless you includeour 14 plaid shirts, and“nice to meet you, whereyou been?” is grammaticallyincorrect and we are so notdown with that.

Chu the right thingVancouver Police Chief

JimChu’s announcementlast week that he plans toretire this spring sent K&Kinto a panic. Next to formerVPD superintendent KashHeed, Chief Chu has oneof themost pun-friendlyheadline names around. Andin his seven-and-a-half yearsas chief, we’ve only scratchedthe surface with such gemsas “Big league Chu” and“Something to Chu on.”So before his reign is

over, we’d like to offer upthe following Chu-relatedheadlines to anyone in needof one. You’re welcome.• If Chu don’t know me

by now• Through a Chu lens• Aww Chu•What Chu do tomy body• Chu back, ahhh• Chu detective• Frankie says: Chu’s life• Chu-y goodness• Chu never know• Sock it Chu to me• In Chu the out door• That thing you Chu• Chu the right thing• Yabba-dabba-Chu• Chu that to me one

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New York City in 1981was a dangerous place.Times Square was the city’sepicentre of prostitution,not tourism, and the citylogged a record number ofrapes and murders.White flight from a city

in economic decline maderoom for corruption, butalso created space forimmigrants pursuing theAmerican Dream. In AMost Violent Year, writer-director J.C. Chandor(Margin Call, All is Lost)gets his hands dirty with thestory of one man’s struggleto stay straight in a culturedetermined to break hismoral compass.Abel Morales (Oscar

Isaac) runs a heating andfuel business. His wife Anna(Jessica Chastain) does the

books. Abel bought thebusiness from his father-in-law and is determined torun it as a businessman, notas a gangster.It’s not easy: a small

cluster of families has hada cutthroat monopoly foryears, fiercely guarding theirterritories and finding waysto cheat the system. It’s afree-for-all business environ-ment rife with corruption.Abel has dreams of ex-

panding, of owning a long-dormant fuel-storage facilityright on the water. “I liketo own the things I use.”Accompanied by his lawyer(Albert Brooks), Abelponies up two suitcases fullof cash for a shot at owningwhat the owner refers toas “a polluted, dirty pieceof earth.” (Today’s viewercan’t help but chuckle: withLower Manhattan visibleright across the water, theproperty is worth millionstoday.)Abel has 30 days to find

the rest of the money and

close the deal but the nextmonth proves to be a chal-lenge: 110,000 gallons ofhis fuel have been stolen insix months, and his driversare being picked off one byone. The union is threaten-ing to shut things down,and thanks to an ambitiousDistrict Attorney (DavidOyelowo) a corruption caseis being mounted againsthim.“When it feels scary to

jump, that is when youjump. Otherwise you endup staying in the same placeyour whole life,” is Abel’ssteadfast philosophy.After an intruder nearly

breaks into their new homeand one of their youngdaughters finds a loadedgun in the yard, Anna—who comes from a fam-ily of thugs — runs out ofpatience. “You’re not gonnalike what’ll happen once Iget involved,” she threatensAbel. She calls him names.And when their car hits adeer, Abel can’t put it out

of its misery; it’s Anna whodoes the deed.But Abel is determined

to stay the honest-man’scourse, lecturing his com-petitors (Alessandro Nivolaamong them) about integri-ty and schooling his protégé(Elyes Gabel, excellent) onthe merits of patience andhard work.Emotions simmer, things

escalate, and the audience

is never quite sure whenthings will boil over. If Annais a firecracker, Abel is aquietly-ticking time bomb.Tellingly, when violencedoes enter the picture, Abelstops the oil draining fromone of his tanks before hestanches the wound of ableeding body.Chandor’s screenplay

is taut and understated,complemented by superb

acting, and creates and im-mersive experience of timeand place.“I have always taken the

path that is most right,”Abel says, summing uphis ethics. And in pursu-ing capitalism and theAmerican Dream, perhaps,suggests Chandor, that’s thebest anyone can do.AMost Violent Year opens

Friday at Fifth Avenue.

AMostViolent Year simmers to a boilTaut, understated screenplay complemented by superb acting

JessicaChastainandOscar Isaacpursue theAmericanDreamatall costs inAMostViolent Year.

NEWONDVD

LucyAccording to Lucy’s spe-

cial features, it took direc-tor Luc Besson 10 years towrap his head around thefact that humans may onlyuse 10 per cent of our brainpower, and it took almostas long to figure out howto make a film that wouldexamine what happened ifwe were amped up to 100per cent, without it sound-ing like a college anatomylesson. No danger of fallingasleep, though: playing Lucyis Scarlett Johansson in hersecond kick-butt, body-morphing role of 2014 (after

Under The Skin). Lucy isan American student livingin Taiwan who gets dupedinto delivering a packageto a Korean businessman,who ends up using her as adrug mule. A brutal beatingresults in the experimentaldrugs cascading throughher system; Lucy is access-ing more of her brain by theminute, unlocking powershumans have only dreamedof, but her time may be run-ning out.

FuryOne of the underrated

films of 2014 was Da-vid Ayer’s Fury, a stark,unrelentingly grim take onwar from the perspective

of a Sherman tank crew.Sgt. Don “Wardaddy”Collier (Brad Pitt) and hiscrew are dismally out-manned and outgunned asthe German army makestheir last, desperate standat the end of the SecondWorld War. Adding insultto injury is the arrival of agreen recruit (Logan Ler-man) who might put themall at risk. (Shia LaBeouf,Michael Pena, Jon Bern-thal co-star.) Ayer studiesfriendships forged in fireand coming-of-age in thetoughest of circumstances,all set in the grit and goreof a war that claimed 60million lives.

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The main accent is on wish fulfillment — ofan old wish. Your popularity rides a wave, andentertainment, flirtation, friendly romance, socialdelights and a bright future all lift your spiritsthis month. Remember, start no projects nor newrelationships before Feb. 11. Meanwhile, many formerfriends, groups and lovers return for a second dance.

The focus remains on romance, adventure,beauty, pleasure, creative and speculative urges,self-expression and children. Remember, start noprojects nor relationships before Feb. 11. An oldflame might appear and might have marriage inmind. Otherwise, remain loyal to those around you— this is the worst time to end a link, as you mightlater wish you hadn’t.

The main accent remains on ambition, career,prestige relations and status in your community.Remember, start nothing before Feb. 11. Until then,protect ongoing projects, and/or reprise one fromthe past, especially in career zones. But DO NOTstart a stand-alone business, even if it’s a “pastidea,” and don’t work on written tomes or try tore-do a painting or other art.

The domestic accent continues. You remain favouredin career, romance and pleasure pursuits. Don’t startany projects or relationships before Feb. 11. Neglectedrepairs, old landscaping, might need attention. Youcould visit old haunts or see that a house you alwayswanted is for sale. Tackling these things from the pastis okay, be realistic. (E.g., that house might still beoverpriced or eaten by termites.)

Love is still an element. Some of you might bedeveloping amild crush or someone sweet might bedeveloping amajor crush on you. If this is someone youalready know (met before Jan. 21) or someone from thepast, good. If someone new, it might not last, or becomeindecisively frustrating. The same “calendar” applies tofar travel, international dealings, intellectual pursuits,religion, statistics, publishing and advertising.

Errands, trips, visits, calls, paperwork and casualacquaintances fill your days. Take care with these,as addresses, figures and meetings can go awry,directions be mistaken, facts lost, etc. Don’t startanything new and significant before Feb. 11.Sunday’s mysterious yet sweetly dreamy — enjoyit and do nothing. A gentle, understanding moodflows over you Monday to Wed.

Emotionally (and inmost other ways) all’s well all week—you get an easy ride. The general accent remains onmysteries, subconscious promptings, sexual intimacy,investments, debt andmutual finances, health diagnoses,and research in any area. Youwill hear a lot of “noise”around these themes, but all you have to remember is this:if it has NOT returned to you from the past or is NOT anongoing project or relationship then you should reject it.

Chase money all week without starting anythingnew. Collect on old bills (and pay your own) workhard, earn overtime, sell unwanted items, contactsomeone who offered a reasonable deal or job inthe recent past. You’re lucky in investments toAugust, but wait until after Feb. 11 to jump. (Or trythis Tuesday, though you might change your mindlater.)

Relationships, marriage, divorce, romance,adventure, new horizons, relocation ideas, dealingswith the public, negotiations, litigation (AVOID THISONE) agreements and contracts — these fill thefew weeks ahead, and luckily so! Don’t relocate to aforeign country – both yield negative, costly resultsif you enter before mid-November this year.

Your energy and charisma remain high. Your moneyluck is high and growing. Opportunities glow. Butdon’t start any new ventures nor relationships beforeFeb. 11, or that glow will become an amber warninglight. Use your extra energy to handle ongoingprojects, and/or to reprise an opportunity from thepast. Sunday’s dreamy, with few results — tackleroutine chores and meditate/contemplate.

The general accent lies on work, health, dependants,service personnel – an arena that you’re verycomfortable in. Still, don’t start any new projects orlarge tasks (or relationships) before Feb. 11. Instead,protect ongoing situations/chores from supplyshortages, wrong calibrations, mistaken directions, etc.Your hopes and popularity rise briefly Sunday— enjoy,but if you’re expending effort, stick to routine. A formerwork role, boss or chore might return from the past.

Continue to rest, lie low, research, contemplateand to clean up your life, to gather up all looseends, complete chores, to clear your desk. This isimportant because you’re going to tackle majorprojects and start major ventures. Live up to allobligations now but don’t volunteer for anythingmore. Do your duty, attend policy meetings, becharitable, spiritual. Sunday’s romantic, dreamy,but has little of substance.

START NOTHING: 5:37 a.m. Sunday to 9:41 a.m. Monday, 9:31 p.m. Tuesday to 9:46 p.m. Wednesday, and 2:09 p.m.Friday to 10:44 a.m. Saturday.

PREAMBLE:When I wrote that Hillary Clinton should not run for president, I didn’t mean that she would fail in hergoal but that she is getting old. Once you’re dead, a hundred libraries raised in your name are not as real and sweetas a moment on the back porch. She’s actually quite favoured to win the primary if it’s held July 25, but if it’s atwo-day affair, someone else might surge up July 26. People with high intelligence have trouble setting priorities:everything is as important as everything else.

Deflation, if it comes and I suspect it will, will last about four years. I’m trying to think of a stock or industry to investin but can’t. One company that survived the Depression, when deflation was much more dramatic than today, wasWrigley’s (the chewing gum company). So food, candy and cheap luxuries might be good investments.

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Except for a flashy pairof fuchsia boots, youcould hardly pick out BenMcKendry from a pack oftop-flight first team play-ers at a Vancouver White-caps practice Wednesdaymorning at UBC Thun-derbird Stadium. The21-year-old homegrowntalent fit right in.If he stood out, it was

when he closed on theball, stripping a defenderto break at net. Or when,in the midfield, he disrupt-ed a game of keep-away togain possession.“Coming in full-time

to this environment now,he’s fitting in great,” saidassistant coach GordonForrest. “We are veryproud to have him back.”McKendry, this week,

became the first home-grown Vancouverite tosign an MLS contract withthe Whitecaps.He joins six other active

players on the ‘Caps rosterwho were developed in theclub’s respected residencyprogram, including start-ing midfielder RussellTeibert from Ontario andRichmond’s Caleb Clarke.With South African EthenSampson who played forthe U23 team, the White-caps’ eight homegrownplayers (HGP) are themost in the MLS today.Only Dallas has signedmore overall — 13 HGPsto Vancouver’s 12 — sincethe league’s homegrownplayer initiative wasformed in 2007, four sea-sons before the Whitecapsentered the MLS.McKendry, who went

to Templeton secondary

before graduating fromBurnaby Central because ofhis residency training, grewup watching the Whitecapsplay in various leagues atSwangard Stadium. He wasa ball boy. Now he’ll wearNo. 30 for Vancouver.“It’s huge. I’ve seen the

evolution of the club over10 years since I was a kid.I was involved with theclub in the youth system,I went away to college andnow I’m back. It’s a prettygreat story and it meansa lot to me to be backhome,” he said.McKendry put his

education on hold at theUniversity of New Mexicowhen the ’Caps called.That was his ambitionall along. He was in classwhen he got a calledfrom Vancouver and themessage was that theclub wanted to bring him

home.“I’d just gone out to

class, it was in the eveningtime and my mom calledto say they wanted to offerme an MLS contract,”said the third-year busi-ness student. “My firstreaction was, I knew Ishouldn’t have gone toclass today. I was excited.”The majority of McK-

endry’s minutes will likelycome from games playedin the USL Pro league,which the ’Caps join forthe first season and pres-ents a high calibre of play.Home games will be atThunderbird Stadium.But the hometown

recruit aspires to earn hissport among the best.“I’ll come to training

every day, work hard andwhen my opportunitycomes, I’m going to takeit,” he said.

B.C.basketballrankingsIn senior boys AAAA basketball,Vancouver College

surged fromNo. 3 toNo. 1 at the top of the table on aseven-game winning streak that culminated last week with a75-51 win over rivalWest Side private school St. George’s,an honourable mention outside the top 10. Poco’s TerryFox Ravens and PortMoody’s HeritageWoods Kodiaks aretied for second while Victoria’s Oak Bay is in sole possessionof the fourth spot.Churchill, fifth last week, now shares theNo. 5 spot in a tie with the Burnaby South Rebels. The YaleLions,Mt. Boucherie Bears, KelownaOwls andWalnutGrove Gators round out the top 10. Kitsilano slid out of thetop 10 from seventh to an honourable mention.In AAA, the Abbotsford Panthers cling to No. 1 for a

second week while the Tupper Tigers slipped two spotsfrom No. 2 to No. 4. They were bumped by the STMKnights, and Fleetwood Park Dragons remain at No.3. With the best name anywhere on the charts, PrinceRupert’s Charles Hays Rainmakers hold tight at fifth whileRichmond rivals McMath andMcNair Marlins duke itout at sixth. Vernon’s VSS Panthers are No. 8, BatemanTimberwolves No. 9 and South Kamloops Titans No. 10.In the hot contest that is single-A, St. Patrick’s sits tall

at No. 1 for the second week, followed by Kelowna’s Im-maculata Mustangs and the Maple Ridge Christian Hor-nets who flew up from No. 6. The Richmond ChristianEagles are fourth, and the St. John’s Eagles slipped fromthird to fifth this week. Duncan’s Christian Chargers areat No. 6, Langley’s Credo Christian Kodiaks No. 7 andtwo Vancouver teams are tied at No. 8 — theKing DavidLions andWest Point Grey AcademyWolves, bothup from honourable mention last week. Two are also tiedat No. 10, the Osoyoos Rattlers (this name also gets a nodbecause it makes me think of desert climes where snakeslive) and Chilliwack’s’ Highroad Academy Knights.No Vancouver teams were ranked in boys AA or in girls

AAA or single-A. No girls AA rankings were issued this week.

‘Toughest’mengatherforSuperBowlTo unite against domestic violence, 10 of B.C.’s most

notable “tough guys” — including professional footballand hockey players, an Olympic wrestler and entrepre-neurs — will show that being a manly man means being agood one, not an abusive one.The pack will gather Sunday to watch Super Bowl XLIX

in a partnership with Chimo Community Services toimprove public understanding and awareness of domesticviolence as well as raise $100,000 for to build second-stagehousing for women and children fleeing violent homes.According to Chimo, “In order to address the problem

of domestic violence against women, there ultimatelyneeds to be a change in how society sees men. In 2014,spousal homicides hit a five-year high in B.C.”The men supporting Chimo’s efforts include B.C. Lions

Paul McCallum and Solomon Elimimian, Olym-pic wrestlerArjan Bhullar, strongmanChris Davies,retired NHLerRyanWalter, fitness trainer TommyEurope, businessman JeremyWong, and self-described“regular guy,”Munqith Al Samarrai. The event is host-ed by Hosted by TSN’sDavid Pratt andGlen Suitor atthe Steel Toad Brewpub (97 East Second). Doors open at12:30 p.m., campaign begins 2:45 p.m. and Super BowlXLIX between the hometown favourite Seattle Seahawksand New England Patriots kicks off at 3:30 p.m.

ByMegan Stewart

Sports&RecreationGOT SPORTS? 604.630.3549 or mstewart@vancourier.com

’Caps signhomegrown talentRaised here, trained here, Ben McKendry signs to play here

“I’ll come to training every day, work hard andwhenmy opportunity comes, I’m going to take it,” says BenMcKendry.PHOTODANTOULGOET

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015 THE VANCOUVER COURIER A23

Chris Bruntlettchris@modacitylife.com

If you walked past acafé, restaurant or craftbrewery this summer,you would have seen thefamiliar sight of bicycleslocked to fences, rail-ings, trees, signposts, andparking meters. Basicallyanywhere but to a securebike parking structure.On one hand, these

overflowing racks are asign of progress. A side ef-fect of Vancouver’s movetoward a more bike-friend-ly city where pedalling toyour destination is a safe,attractive and normal partof everyday life.On the other hand,

they are the most visiblesign of a bike parkingshortage. Despite infra-structure investments andincreases in ridership,city bike parking policyremains reactive — ratherthan proactive — and hasfailed to keep pace withthis modal shift.The availability of

dependable, convenientbike parking has repercus-sions on where and whenpeople will stop to spendtheir money. I’ve lostcount of the number oftimes our family of fourhas pedalled up to a shop,found there is nowhere wefelt comfortable lockingup, and decided to takeour business to anotherlocation down the street.Commuting makes up

20 per cent of bike trips.

The rest — for shopping,dining, banking, and soon — gets overlooked.But without a secureplace to lock up, the bikeis more likely to get left athome.

It’s impossible to dis-cuss a lack of bike park-ing without mentioningits effect on bike theft.Last year, a friend’s bikewas stolen after he wasresigned to locking it to a

tree. When he returned,his bike was gone and thetree sawn in two. A smallnumber — seven per centaccording to a McGillUniversity study releasedin May — of these victims

don’t replace their stolenbike and revert to other,less active forms of trans-port. Others are hesitantto invest in a bike thatsuits their needs, choosingto ride around on an in-expensive, uncomfortableand ill-fitted machine.To its credit, the city

installs bike racks for freeand has done so roughly1,100 times since 2010.But these are far fromideal racks since theyprovide room for two tofour bicycles on an oftennarrow, overcrowdedsidewalk.

It is increasingly clearthat a bold reallocation ofroad space and fundingmust be matched with anequally bold plan for bikeparking.The most simple,

cost-effective way to ad-dress this inadequacy iswith a bike corral, one ofwhich was built outsidethe J.J. Bean coffee shopon Commercial Drive in2010. Owner John Neateswapped two on-streetcar parking spaces forroom to park 20 bikes.At the time he called it a“godsend” and intendsto install more at otherlocations.There really is no

reason why corrals can’tbe placed outside popularhotspots such as the AlibiRoom, Brassneck Brew-ery, Main Street Brewingand St. Augustine’s. Since2004, Portland has con-verted 120 on-street park-ing spots to make roomfor more than 2,400 bikes.Businesses now sign up toa two-year-long waitlist.A solution lies some-

where between privateenterprise and publicresponsibility. The for-mer must recognize theimpact to their bottomline, and the latter mustprovide the tools to ad-dress it. Until then, ourcycling family will con-tinue spending our moneywhere we are made to feelwelcome. If Vancouveris serious about becom-ing a great cycling city,we can’t ignore our bikeparking problem.Chris Bruntlett is the co-

founder of Modacity and isinspired to live a happy lifeof urban mobility. Find himat twitter.com/modacitylife

ParkingshortageputsbrakesoncyclistsSolution lies withprivate enterpriseand publicresponsibility

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A bike corral on CommercialDrive accommodatesmorethan 20 bicycles in a spaceonce used to park two cars.PHOTODANTOULGOET

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It’s always a hot topicon these pages and in themedia generally, but thesepast few weeks the issueof Vancouver’s lack of af-fordability has been morediscussed than ever.First, a few weeks ago,

the price of a typical Great-er Vancouver single-familyhome surpassed $1 millionfor the first time. On Jan.13, Workopolis publisheda survey that got picked upby media outlets outliningwhat you need to earn tobuy an average house inCanada’s cities. Needlessto say, Vancouver came outworst, at $147,023 a year.Then, on Jan. 19, an

annual survey by De-mographia asserted thatVancouver was the world’ssecond-least affordablemetropolitan region, afterHong Kong.But is it really as bad as

the headlines make it seem?After all, the real estatemarket is hotter than ever,with home sales in 2014up 16 per cent comparedwith 2013. So if Vancouver

real estate is so very unaf-fordable, how are all thosebuyers affording it?And we’re not talking

about overseas investors,who make up about thirdof the luxury market anda much smaller fraction ofthe market overall. We’retalking about regular folkwith their average incomes,buying typical homes.Here’s how. There are

three major, often-over-looked reasons why familiesand individuals continue tobe able to afford real estatein a supposedly unafford-able market.1) Most People Have

Existing EquityAround 70 per cent of

all real-estate purchasesare made by non-first-timebuyers. That is, peoplewho are selling a home tobuy the next, and thereforealready have equity to offsetagainst the cost of their newmortgage.A typical family buying

that typical million-dollarsingle-family home hasprobably been in the marketfor around 10 or 15 years:first buying a condo as acouple, then moving to a

townhome or duplex whenthe kids are small, andthen finding their “forever”home to grow into. It’s notas though they are takingout a full million-dollarmortgage and having to paythat off with their averagehousehold income.This family has been able

to take full advantage of therising house prices in sellingtheir previous homes, sothe sharp rise in prices hasworked as much for them asit has against them.This means that the

income-to-mortgage ratios

of surveys like those by De-mographia andWorkopolissimply do not apply in thereal world, especially whenyou factor in reason #2below.And what about first-time

buyers who do not have anyequity? They need to followthe same process as ourfamily above, like everybodyelse. And if they want tolive in downtown Vancou-ver but can’t even afford aone-bedroom condo, thenwhy not build up equityby buying in an up-and-coming outlying area, rent

it out and carry on rentingdowntown? Or just live in itand work your way up theladder back to your desiredarea.2) Income-to-Price

Ratio SkewedThere is a fundamental

flaw in the methodology ofcomparing average house-hold incomes with averagehouse prices in Vancouver.Let’s take the De-

mographia survey as anexample. It cited a medianprice (mid-point of all salesprices) of $704,800 and amedian household incomeof $66,400.This median price factors

in all those super-luxuryhomes generally bought byrich overseas investors, aswell as the regular homesmore generally bought bylocals. But if you are factor-ing in homes bought by thesuper-rich from overseas,then you need to factor theirincome into the averagehousehold income of the“buying public” – not justVancouver residents.Either that, or strip the

super-luxury market fromthe equation entirely –bringing the median price

down considerably. Butdon’t compare apples withoranges.3) Interest Rates at

Historic LowsOn Jan. 22, at the Urban

Development Institute 2015Luncheon, Neil Chrystalof Polygon Homes made acrucial point. He observedthat because of the currenthistorically low interestrates, the mortgage pay-ments on a typical homein 2014 were only slightlyhigher than those made ona home in the late 80s andearly 90s. Allowing for theincrease in average annualincome in that time, and itis now probably cheaper topay a mortgage on a typicalhome than it was back then.Of course, Chrystal is in thebusiness of getting people tobuy homes, but his point isnevertheless valid.Now that interest rates

have just dropped even fur-ther, this is truer than ever.Of course, all home buyersmust be careful to allow forfuture rate increases, but weare extremely unlikely to seethe highs of the early 90sany time soon.twitter.com/JoannahConnolly

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